Vere Foster's copy books
Subtitle: lettering : plain and ornamental.
Contributors: Blackie & Son,
Series: Vere Foster original series -- No. 10.
Publisher: Blackie & Son, Limited
Place of publication: London; Glasgow; Bombay
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Copybooks -- Specimens.; Penmanship -- Technique.; Lettering -- Technique.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Lettering :
Notes: Title from cover.

"Companion to the present book : Plain lettering for map drawing and plans. Price 3d"--Cover.

"It is excellent practice ... to begin by drawing letters on a large scale ... such as are contained in Book A2 of Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Books ... Vere Foster's 'Illuminating' is recommended as a sequel to the present book"--Verso back cover.

"The book contains no less than thirty-one carefully-prepared alphabets, besides many lines of words and sentences, ... Two lines of letters, and in many cases three, where the characters are small, occupy the page, which is ruled in fine dotted lines as guides for drawing the letters, ample space beneath being given in every case for copying. The two first letters of each line of printing are indicated below to show how they are to be formed."--Verso front cover.

"Vere Foster's Copy Books __No 10" printed in bottom left corner of each page.

"Blackie and Son, Limited" printed in lower right corner of p. [1].

MASS copy: Sewn with beige paper wrappers, with title printed within a decorative border on upper cover and advertisements printed on lower cover.