<p>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 &#39;do-it-yourself&#39; 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&#39;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&#39;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.</p>