Atkinson, F.H. (Frank) and G. W. Atkinson
“A Show At" Sho' Cards: Comprehensive, Complete, Concise
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co. Hardcover. Very good +. Hardcover quarto, 1912-1913. 47pp + 122 plates + (v) index + (vii) illustrated ads. Very Good+ with sunning to spine and some rubbing to the corners. Contents bright and clean, a choice copy. First edition thus--a smaller octavo edition was published in 1912, expanded to quarto size in 1913. This edition scarce, more commonly found in the 1918 and 1929 reprints. No copies of this edition in OCLC.
"Between the covers of this work will be found a series of instructions written and illustrated in a manner which will enable anyone of average intelligence to acquire a thorough working knowledge of this interesting, agreeable and lucrative profession." (preface).
"Between the covers of this work will be found a series of instructions written and illustrated in a manner which will enable anyone of average intelligence to acquire a thorough working knowledge of this interesting, agreeable and lucrative profession." (preface).
Full of designs, stunning even in black and white. A great section of found poetry "show card phrases," information about the mental and chemical aspects of color, what supplies to use when (and where to buy them).