The penman's hand-book : for penmen and students, embracing a history of writing ... many complete alphabets ... ; Also, Chapters on teaching penmanship, business letter writing, off-hand flourishing ... etc.
A penmanship manual by George A. Gaskell, self-published in New York in 1883 for professional penmen, teachers, and students of business writing. Its plates give complete alphabets, ornate initial capitals wrapped in scrollwork, leaves and flowers, and off-hand flourished birds, all in fine pen line ready for use as drop caps, monograms, and rule-and-scroll borders.
