This is a 1902 guide to making signs and posters by Australian writer and engineer Paul N. Hasluck. This timeless handbook offers the reader clear and concise instructions for producing a range of signs and displays for advertising and more. From painting and decorating to fonts and punctuation, it covers everything one should know before making a sign for them selves or others. Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1854 - 1916) was an Australian writer and editor. He was a master of technical writing and father of the 'do-it-yourself' book, producing many works on subjects including engineering, handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable works by this author include: \"Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art of Turning\" (1881), \"The Watch-Jobber's Handy Book\" (1887), and \"Screw-Threads and Methods of Producing Them\" (1887). Contents include: \"Introduction and Preliminary Practice,\" \"The Formation of Letters, Stops, and Numerals,\" \"The Sign-Writer's Outfit,\" \"Making Sign-boards ad Laying Ground Colours,\" \"The Simpler Forms of Lettering,\" \"Shaded and Fancy Lettering,\" \"Painting a Sign-board,\" \"Poster-Painting,\" etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author. | How to Write Signs Tickets and Posters;With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams by PAUL N HASLUCK, Paperback | Indigo Chapters