Rare Books on Calligraphy and Penmanship

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These books are no longer in print. Preserved in digital format, we offer them here in their entirety for current and future generations of calligraphers, penmen and pen artists.

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  ADOBE PDF Ames, Daniel T., 1884, Ames' Guide to Self-Instruction in Practical and Artistic Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Ames, Daniel T., The Daniel T. Ames Notebook, A wonderful collection of penmanship from the early 1860’s from one of America’s preeminent penmen and teachers
  ADOBE PDF Behrensmeyer, H.P, Lessons in Practical Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Barnett, C.A., J.T. Henderson and J.N. Yocom, 1901, Oberlin Business College - Compendium of Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Canan/Zanerian College, 1921, C.C. Canan Collection of Penmanship - The Canan Book, Copyright © by Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Used with permission.  All rights reserved.
  ADOBE PDF Champion, Mary L., Champion Method of Practical Business Writing
  ADOBE PDF Charles, A.A.S., 1983, Steel Pen Trade 1930-1980  Used with permission.  All rights reserved.
    Clark, Clinton H., The Clinton Clark Scrapbook
  ADOBE PDF   Part One
  ADOBE PDF   Part Two
  ADOBE PDF   Part Three
  ADOBE PDF Courtney, F.B., The Francis B. Courtney Scrapbook, courtesy of Bob Hurford
  ADOBE PDF D'Avignon, L'écriture Américaine, "Writing American" by D'Avignon, circa 1840
  ADOBE PDF Dennis, W.E., 1914, Studies in Pen Art
  ADOBE PDF Gaskell, G.A., 1883, Gaskell's Compendium of Forms (the section on writing)
IAMPETH Scrapbooks - A remarkable collection of Golden Age penmanship
ADOBE PDF Number 1
ADOBE PDF Number 2
  ADOBE PDF Jones, C.W., editor, 1914, Lessons in Engraver's Script
  ADOBE PDF Jones, C.W., editor, 1914, Ninety-five Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Kelchner, L.M., 1901, Complete Compendium of Plain Practical Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Knowles and Maxim, publisher, 1881, Real Pen Work - Self Instructor in Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Madarasz, Louis, Lessons in Advanced Engraver's Script, published by C.W. Jones
  ADOBE PDF Madarasz/Zanerian College, 1911, The Madarasz Book - The Secret of the Skill of Madarasz, Copyright © by Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Used with permission.  All rights reserved.
  ADOBE PDF McDonald Business Academy, 1894, Penman's Leisure Hour
  ADOBE PDF Mills, Edward C., 1903, Modern Business Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Noyes, Enoch, 1839, Noyes's Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Palmer, A.N., 1935, The Palmer Method of Business Writing
  ADOBE PDF Palmer, A.N., 1919, Palmer's Penmanship Budget
  ADOBE PDF Palmer Company, The A.N., Portfolio of Ornate Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Real Pen-Work Publishing, 1867, Bible Pearls of Promise
  ADOBE PDF Spencer Authors, 1874, Theory of Spencerian Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Spencer Brothers, 1881, New Standard Practical Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Spencerian Authors, 1879, New Spencerian Compendium
  ADOBE PDF Sull, Michael R., 1989, Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship, Volume I, Chapters 1,2 and 8.  Used with permission.  All rights reserved.
  ADOBE PDF Williams, J.D. and S.S. Packard, 1867, Gems of Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Zaner, C.P., 1920, Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship
  ADOBE PDF Zaner, C.P., 1900, The New Zanerian Alphabets

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