Rare Books on Calligraphy and Penmanship

1.Ames, Daniel T., 1884, Ames' Guide to Self-Instruction in Practical

and Artistic Penmanship
2.Ames, Daniel T., The Daniel T. Ames Notebook, A wonderful collection
of penmanship from the early 1860s from one of Americas preeminent
penmen and teachers
3.Behrensmeyer, H.P, Lessons in Practical Penmanship
4.Barnett, C.A., J.T. Henderson and J.N. Yocom, 1901, Oberlin Business
College - Compendium of Penmanship
5.Bloser, P.Z. (Copies by E.A. Lupfer), 1948, Lessons in Ornamental
Penmanship.
6.Canan/Zanerian College, 1921, C.C. Canan Collection of Penmanship -
The Canan Book, Copyright by Zaner-Bloser, Inc. Used with
permission. All rights reserved.
7.Champion, Mary L., Champion Method of Practical Business Writing
8.Charles, A.A.S., 1983, Steel Pen Trade 1930-1980 Used with
permission. All rights reserved.
9.Clark, Clinton H., The Clinton Clark Scrapbook
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
10.Comer, George and Oliver Linton, 1864, Penmanship Made Easy
11.Courtney, F.B., The Francis B. Courtney Scrapbook, courtesy of Bob
Hurford
12.D'Avignon, L'ecriture Americaine, "Writing American" by D'Avignon,
circa 1840
13.Dennis, W.E., 1914, Studies in Pen Art
14.Gaskell, G.A., 1883, Gaskell's Compendium of Forms (the section on
writing)
15.Huntington, Eleazer, 1821, Art of Penmanship
16.IAMPETH Scrapbooks - A remarkable collection of Golden Age
penmanship
ADOBE PDF Number 1
ADOBE PDF Number 2
17.Jenkins, John, 1813, The Art of Writing
18.Jones, C.W., editor, 1914, Lessons in Engraver's Script
19.Jones, C.W., editor, 1914, Ninety-five Lessons in Ornamental
Penmanship
20.Kelchner, L.M., 1901, Complete Compendium of Plain Practical
Penmanship
21.Knowles and Maxim, publisher, 1881, Real Pen Work - Self Instructor
in Penmanship
22.Madarasz, Louis, Lessons in Advanced Engraver's Script, published
by C.W. Jones
23.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.
24.McDonald Business Academy, 1894, Penman's Leisure Hour
25.Meyrat, P., circa 1920's, Recueil Methodique de Principes d'
Ecriture ("A Methodical Collection of Principles of Writing"
26.Mills, Edward C., 1903, Modern Business Penmanship
27.Noyes, Enoch, 1839, Noyes's Penmanship
28.Palmer, A.N., 1935, The Palmer Method of Business Writing
29.Palmer, A.N., 1919, Palmer's Penmanship Budget
30.Palmer Company, The A.N., Portfolio of Ornate Penmanship
31.Real Pen-Work Publishing, 1867, Bible Pearls of Promise
32.Spencer Authors, 1874, Theory of Spencerian Penmanship
33.Spencer Brothers, 1881, New Standard Practical Penmanship
34.Spencer, Platt Rogers, Sr., 1866, Compendium of Spencerian or
 Semi-Angular Penmanship
35.Spencerian Authors, 1879, New Spencerian Compendium
36.Stacy, L.E., 1907 (compiled by), The Blue Book
37.Sull, Michael R., 1989, Spencerian Script and Ornamental
Penmanship, Volume I, Chapters 1,2 and 8.
38.Sykes, circa 1885, Sykes's Manual of Penmanship
39.Williams, J.D. and S.S. Packard, 1867, Gems of Penmanship
40.Zaner, C.P., 1888, Gems of Flourishing
41.Zaner, C.P., 1920, Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship
42.Zaner, C.P., 1900, The New Zanerian Alphabets