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Got a "new" book yesterday. A Show of Shocards by Atkinson and Atkinson. 1918 Edition. Cost me $65 Oz($32.50 US). What takes pride of place on your bookshelf?
-------------------- Army Dave Oz Posts: 229 | From: Brisbane, Oz | Registered: Feb 2002
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I have an old hard cover book "Electrical Advertising Sketch Portfolio" by Sam Kamin, which is full of line drawings of various sign shapes and border designs. This was carried as a sales tool for selling the old, ornate metal sign cabinets that usually had cut out letters with glass inserts, illuminated by interior incondescent lamps, as well as exterior border lights. This all was in the days before neon. Very detailed book with lots of drawings and a photo apendix with night shots of some of the signs all lit up...theator marques,banks,drug stores, etc. Very rare.
Also have "Better Sign Painting" by Ralph Gregory, and "New Practical Sign Painting" by Robert E. Owen., both are 1958-1960 era.
Wish I had more...I like old books on the trade.
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Earlier this year I found a first edition (1898) of Hillicks Carriage and Wagon Painting. Some paint damage on the covers and a few silverfish chewed pages but overall good nick considering it's a technical book.
-------------------- Army Dave Oz Posts: 229 | From: Brisbane, Oz | Registered: Feb 2002
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What's the chance of purchasing a copied repro of them cool sounding books?...I would be interested in gettin a taste of the content!...I can't ever have enough ideas in the war chest!
-------------------- Robert Beverly Arlington, Texas Posts: 1033 | From: Arlington, Texas | Registered: Jan 2001
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Lettering and Alphabets by J. Albert Cavanagh
1946 Copyright
-------------------- Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
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Practical Sign Shop Operation by Bob Fitzgerald, bought Dec. 2,1963,first year sign class...
1000 Practical Show Card Layouts...by H.C. Martin 1930 edition, a gift from my sign teacher, Mr. Ronald E. Maple, on a visit to him in 1977.
John Lennig
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Got my copy of Practical Sign Shop Operation by Bob Fitsgerald back in 1956. For someone just starting out on their own it was a great help. Had the pleasure of meeting Bob many years later at a Letterhead meet and was able to thank him for his good work.
The next best book was LeBlanc's book on Gold Leaf. Now rewritten by Kent Smith. Haven't found any better.
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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I love to go to Barnes & Noble and Borders! I like the Fred G. cooper book from the Leslie Cabarga web site. www.lesliecabarga.com Interesting reading and historical facts, also graphics. For a Good laugh I read a page er two from an old copy of "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers!"
-------------------- Mike Meyer Sign Painter 189 1st Ave n P.O. Box 3 Mazeppa, Mn 55956
We are not selling, we are staying here in Mazeppa....we cannot re-create what we have here....not in another lifetime! SO Here we are!!!!!!!
You can get the Hillick book as a reprint for a little under $20 US. Try a search through Yahoo.
Unfortunately the spine on the Atkinson book is to fragile to copy it. However, every cloud has a silver lining, I now have an excuse to do a course on book restoration .
-------------------- Army Dave Oz Posts: 229 | From: Brisbane, Oz | Registered: Feb 2002
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the spine on the Atkinson book is to fragile to copy it. However, every cloud has a silver lining, I now have an excuse to do a course on book restoration 
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