"Atkinson" Sign Painting Up To Now...

...a complete manual of the art of sign painting--contains ninty [sic] six designs or layouts and accompanying color notes--seventy five alphabets embracing all standard styles, their modifications and alternates--comprehensive text covering all practical phases of the art--for every day reference in the shop by Frank H. Atkinson.

Oblong cloth quarto, 12 x 9.25 inches. 249pp, (3). Good to Very Good condition with rubbing and discoloration to boards. Foxing to endpapers only; hinges starting, textblock still tidy and secure. Copyright dated 1929; no other printings stated, but earlier editions were published in 1909 and 1915. Scarce in any printing, a comprehensive reference for commercial graphic artists. Includes 75 alphabets and and a full range of designs from show cards to exterior signage, many in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles in vogue at the time.