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The big heraldry reference, as an instant download. A Complete Guide to Heraldry (1909) by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies is the big heraldry reference — 712 pages, the definitive Edwardian work on arms, crests, and heraldic art. The heavyweight of the design-reference shelf. Details:Complete 1909 edition scan — 712 pages 712-page definitive heraldry reference Arms, crests, and heraldic art Two files..

Monograms and alphabets for designers, as an instant download. A Monogram and Alphabet Album (1878) is 170 pages of monograms and alphabets — pure design reference for the lettering artist, engraver, and sign painter. Monogram work has never gone out of style; this is the period source. Details:Complete 1878 edition scan — 168 pages 170 pages of monograms and alphabets Design reference for lette..

Graining, marbling, and sign-writing, as an instant download. A Practical Manual of House-Painting, Graining, Marbling and Sign-Writing (1888) by Ellis A. Davidson crosses into decorative painting — graining and marbling alongside house-painting and sign-writing. The decorative painter’s crossover title. Details:Complete 1888 edition scan — 470 pages Graining and marbling with sign-writing The d..

Letter design with construction notes, as an instant download. Alphabets: A Manual of Letter Design (1926) by Douglas C. McMurtrie presents complete alphabets with construction notes — the book that bridges the sign painter’s craft and the type designer’s discipline. Letterforms drawn to be built, not just admired. Details:Complete 1926 edition scan — 72 pages Complete alphabets with constructio..

The color-mixing guide that names show-card writers, as an instant download. The Color Mixing Guide for Artists, Painters, Decorators, Printing Pressmen and Show Card Writers (1923) by John L. King names her customers right on the title page — practical color-mixing reference for every trade that touches pigment. The working color reference. Details:Complete 1923 edition scan — 90 pages Color mi..

The glass manufacturer’s design catalog, as an instant download. Designs for Embossed Glass (1904) from Pilkington Bros. Ltd. is the glass manufacturer’s own design catalog — embossed glass patterns from one of the great names in glass. Trade ephemera with real design value. Details:Complete 1904 edition scan — 48 pages Pilkington embossed-glass designs Manufacturer’s pattern catalog Two files i..

Goudy on lettering, as an instant download. Elements of Lettering (1922) by Frederic W. Goudy brings the famous type designer’s eye to hand lettering — the principles behind beautiful letters from the man who drew Goudy Old Style. A prestige name for the line and a genuinely illuminating read. Details:Complete 1922 edition scan — 68 pages By type designer Frederic W. Goudy Principles of beautifu..

Heraldry for the working designer, as an instant download. Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers (1913) by W. H. St. John Hope is heraldry written for makers — shields, crests, and devices for the craftsman who has to draw and paint them. The crest-and-monogram design reference. Details:Complete 1913 edition scan — 498 pages Heraldry for makers, not scholars Shields, crests, and devices to draw Two..

Off-hand card writing from 1898, as an instant download. How to Make Effective Show-Cards (1898) by August H. Reupke covers off-hand card writing and show-card design from the early days — effectiveness as a discipline, taught when the show-card trade was young. An early voice with lasting sense. Details:Complete 1898 edition scan — 144 pages Early off-hand card writing and design Effectiveness ..

The architect’s 200-plate lettering treatise, as an instant download. Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples (1902) by architect Frank Chouteau Brown is the construction-minded lettering treatise — 200 plates of letterforms analyzed for proportion and structure. The book for letterers who want to know why letters look right. Details:Complete 1902 edition scan — 244 pages 200 plates wi..

Lettering plus advertising, as an instant download. Modern Show Card Lettering, Designs and Advertising Phases (1906) by W. A. Thompson adds the marketing angle — card lettering and designs plus the advertising thinking that made cards sell. For the card writer who also had to be the ad man. Details:Complete 1906 edition scan — 114 pages Card lettering with advertising phases Designs that sell T..

The monogram millwork catalog, as an instant download. Monogram Millwork: Catalog No. 500 (1919) from the Wilbur Lumber Co. is the millwork catalog heavy on monograms and ornament — trade ephemera rather than textbook, and all the more charming for it. Borders, monograms, and millwork ornament from 1919. Details:Complete 1919 edition scan — 376 pages Millwork catalog of monograms and ornament 19..

The practical color-mixing handbook, as an instant download. Paint & Colour Mixing: A Practical Handbook (1906) by Arthur Seymour Jennings is the painter’s and decorator’s color-mixing handbook — practical recipes and methods for getting the color right. The companion to King’s guide, from the British trade. Details:Complete 1906 edition scan — 245 pages Practical mixing recipes and methods The ..

Glass painting with gilding directions, as an instant download. The Amateur Pottery & Glass Painter (1881) by E. Campbell Hancock is the hobbyist’s angle — pottery and glass painting with gilding directions for the amateur hand. Charming Victorian instruction with real technique inside. Details:Complete 1881 edition scan — 232 pages Amateur glass painting with gilding directions Victorian hobbyi..

Trajan-column lettering reproduced, as an instant download. The Roman Alphabet and Its Derivatives (1925) by Allen W. Seaby reproduces the Trajan column lettering and traces its descendants — the classical-alphabet angle for sign painters who cut Roman capitals. The root of Western lettering, studied properly. Details:Complete 1925 edition scan — 98 pages Trajan column inscriptional lettering Th..

Bobbo's Little Book of Pinstripe Designs and Pinstripe PatternsBuy Bobbo's Little Book of Pinstripe Designs and Pinstripe Patterns, Bobbo being one of the original pinstripers and custom painters in the 50's, and at the request of many pinstripers, has put over 51 years of thought and design in this book. Bobbo's Little Book of Pinstripe Designs pages have multiple designs and many of the designs ..

How to Pinstripe by Alan Johnsonhow to pinstripe: alan johnson pinstriping master book. Buy it here. Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Big Daddy, the ultimate way to personalize your car or motorcycle was to lay some wicked lines on top of the paintwork. Alan Johnson talks about how with a steady hand and an eye for style, pinstripes speak volumes. In How to Pinstripe-Alan Johnson book,..

LOGO DESIGN FOR SMALL BUSINESS VOL 2by Dan AntonelliEvery creative sign maker has the potential to design - and sell - effective logos for the businesses they make signs for every day. Learn Dan Antonelli's straight- forward approach to creating and marketing effective, appealing logos-and see over 120 full-color examples.Designing logos is more profitable than you think.Paperback..

Mike Meyer Showcard Design Workshop BookFor Sale here and Buy here Mike Meyer Showcard Design Workshop BookMike Meyer is on a global mission to impart the art of sign painting to the world, and his extensive travel experiences are a testament to his dedication. In this retrospective showcasing his promotional workshop showcards, he not only reveals the sources of his inspiration but also delves in..

The Xcaliber corporation announces a great new book (the second in a series) by the world famous Julian "Mr.J" Braet.At 5x7, Mr. J's Sketchbook and makes a great addition to any Pinstriper's tool box.How many of us have been on the road or in your shop trying to come up with some new striping design(s), well now all you need to do is open up your "sketchbook" & use some of the sketches & i..

Pinstriping Instruction and Designs-BookPinstriping Instruction and Designs-Book for Pinstripers is a how to manual with alot of pinstripe designs and pinstriping photos by Todd Hanson. Todd began Pinstriping and Lettering at 15 years old, later working in automotive custom car shop pinstriping, later offer a job in a Sign Shop that Todd worked at until closed. In 1987 he began Hanson Graffix ..

Pinstriping Sketchbook-bookletPinstriping Sketchbook-booklet has over 200 Pinstripers Designs and Ideas. Pinstriping Sketchbook-booklet is by Julian "Mr.J" Braet and the subject is Pinstriping 101. Pinstriping Sketchbook has a "how to use this book" and teaches you how to start designing pinstriping right away. In Pinstriping Sketchbook-booklet Mr. J lists pinstripers materials and pinstriping..