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The thickest show-card course book, as an instant download. A Textbook on Show-Card Writing (1903) from the International Correspondence Schools is the full course book — 364 pages, the thickest show-card title on the list. The complete ICS method for card writers, lesson by lesson. Details:Complete 1903 edition scan — 358 pages 364-page ICS course book The complete show-card curriculum Two file..

The practical trade-press card book, as an instant download. Baker’s Show Card Book (1916) by William Joseph Baker is the practical show-card book from the trade-press era — working methods, alphabets, and card examples from a jobbing card writer. Straight trade content. Details:Complete 1916 edition scan — 140 pages Practical trade-press card book Working methods and card examples Two files inc..

Cards for drugstores, as an instant download. The Druggists and Dispensers Practical Show Card Instructor (1909) by William A. Thompson teaches show-card writing for the drugstore trade — the cards, phrases, and displays of the pharmacy counter. Pairs naturally with the hardware book for the niche-trade collector. Details:Complete 1909 edition scan — 116 pages Show cards for druggists and dispen..

The rapid-lettering method, as an instant download. Fairchild’s Rapid Letterer and Show-Card Maker (1910), compiled by Sidney Hackes, teaches commercial alphabet construction with the brush — the rapid-lettering method for card men who needed speed without losing style. Built for production work. Details:Complete 1910 edition scan — 108 pages Rapid brush-lettering method Commercial alphabets for..

Cards for hardware stores, as an instant download. Hardware Show Card Writing (1913) by Albert Edwin Hurst and Clarence Joseph Nowak is the niche specialist — show cards written for hardware stores, with the trade language and layouts that sell tools and goods. A fun, specific audience done properly. Details:Complete 1913 edition scan — 222 pages Show cards for hardware stores Trade-specific lay..

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 ..

Concise modern show writing, as an instant download. Instructions on Modern Show Writing (1913) by J. G. Bissell is the concise take on modern card writing — the method stripped to its working essentials for the card man who wants instruction without padding. Details:Complete 1913 edition scan — 60 pages Concise modern method Working essentials without padding Two files included: the original sc..

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 British show-card manual, as an instant download. Modern Show Card Writing (1922) by Joseph Bertram Jowitt brings the British school of show-card writing — a different national style from the American card manuals, with its own alphabets, methods, and commercial sensibility. A fresh angle for the card-writing shelf. Details:Complete 1922 edition scan — 200 pages British show-card method A di..

A hundred alphabets for card writers, as an instant download. One Hundred Alphabets for the Show Card Writer (1919) is the alphabet collection made specifically for card writers — a hundred hands to reach for when the card needs the right voice. The natural companion to “A Show At” Sho’ Cards. Details:Complete 1919 edition scan — 56 pages 100 alphabets for card work The card writer’s reference c..

Ready-made phrases and layouts, as an instant download. Practical Phrases of Show Card Writing (1922) from the St. Louis Show Card School is the working card writer’s shortcut — ready-made phrases and layouts to lift straight onto cards. Very usable content for anyone who writes cards for a living. Details:Complete 1922 edition scan — 116 pages Ready-made phrases and layouts Working content from..

The vocational-training method, as an instant download. Principles and Practice of Show-Card Writing (1922) by Lawrence E. Blair was prepared for vocational training — methodical, progressive instruction in card writing built for classroom and shop use. The teacher’s approach to the trade. Details:Complete 1922 edition scan — 254 pages Prepared for vocational training Methodical progressive inst..

The government vocational manual, as an instant download. Show Card Writing: For Disabled Soldiers, Sailors and Marines (1919) from the U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education is the government-issued vocational manual — card writing taught as a trade to returning servicemen. Short, direct, and with unique historical provenance. Details:Complete 1919 edition scan — 12 pages U.S. government v..

Where sign writing meets show cards, as an instant download. Sign and Show Card Writing (1899) by Charles F. Butterworth bridges the two trades — sign writing and show-card writing taught together, as they were practiced together in 1899. The crossover title for both shelves. Details:Complete 1899 edition scan — 86 pages Sign writing and show cards in one volume The 1899 crossover method Two fil..

The earlier Strong edition, as an instant download. The Art of Show Card Writing (1907) by Charles J. Strong is the earlier edition of the classic treatise — the same great teacher’s method in its first book form, 222 pages. Collect both editions or study the one that suits. Details:Complete 1907 edition scan — 220 pages Earlier 1907 edition of Strong’s treatise The method in its first book form..

The classic show-card treatise, fuller edition, as an instant download. The Art of Show Card Writing (1922) by Charles J. Strong is the fuller later edition of the classic show-card treatise — 262 pages of card-writing method, alphabets, and layouts from one of the trade’s great teachers. The definitive Strong edition. Details:Complete 1922 edition scan — 256 pages Fuller 262-page later edition ..

The thin practical card book, as an instant download. The Practical Show Card Writer (1905) by Richard Otto Bersick is the thin, practical card book — a short working manual for the card writer who wanted method, not bulk. Small but genuine trade content. Details:Complete 1905 edition scan — 10 pages Short working card manual Method without bulk Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of ..

The later ticket-writing manual, as an instant download. Ticket Writing and Sign Painting (1928) is the later ticket-writing manual — the same trade a dozen years on, for comparing how the craft moved between 1916 and 1928. Or simply the newer method, on its own. Details:Complete 1928 edition scan — 168 pages Later 1928 ticket-writing method Compare with the 1916 edition Two files included: the ..

Ticket writing for the trade, as an instant download. Ticket-Writing and Sign-Painting (1916) teaches the ticket writer’s craft — show-card-adjacent trade content for the men who lettered tickets, tags, and small commercial work. Practical, specific, and very usable. Details:Complete 1916 edition scan — 168 pages Ticket-writing craft with sign-painting Small commercial lettering Two files includ..

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