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	plates of plain and ornamental writing, Ornamental Lettering, Flourishing and intricate designs.
1849	"A collection of one hundred letters." J. Netherclift. London. Fol. This work is interesting on account of the variety in style of the writing.
1853	"The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing." H. N. Humphreys. London. 4to. 176 pp. Illustrated by 28 plates and 29 woodcuts. The origin of Writing and its history traced through the Mexican, Chinese, Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonic, and Persian (Cuneiform), Phœnician, Hebrew, Greek and Roman or Latin, to the Modern National Styles of Writing in Europe, concluding with an account of the writing material of all ages.
1855	"Ornamental Penmanship." G. J. Becker. Philadelphia. 8vo. Thirty-three plates of plain and Ornamental type and Script Alphabets.
1858	"Writing without a Master." London. 8vo. A preface, four pages of remarks on positions, six plates of Headlines in Smallhand (with notes) and sixteen blank leaves for exercise are supplied in this manual.
1858	"Handbook of Autographs." F. G. Netherclift. London. 8vo. A most interesting collection of Autographs.
1859	"The Penman's Manual." New York. 36 pp. A practical Manual on Business Handwriting, with rules, numerous illustrations and two plates.
1860	"The Art of Writing." J. A. Cooper. London. 8vo. Twenty plates of small hand graduated copies, preceded by an essay on the Art of writing and 5 pages of general directions.
1862	"Ornamental Writing." Hardy. London. 8vo. Six plates of Alphabets, ornamental lettering, and Script.
1862	"The Commercial Penman." E. A. Porteus. London. 4to. A title page, twenty-four plates of Commercial letters, and 24 blank leaves for exercise.
1862	"Designs for Illuminated and Ornamental Letters." E. A. Porteus. London. 16mo. Four plates of designs for illuminated and ornamental lettering. No text.
1866	"Autograph Album." J. Philips. London. 4to. This is a very valuable selection.
1873	"The Art of Rapid Writing." W. Stokes. London.
1875	"Judging Handwriting." E. Lumley. London. 16mo. 176 pp. The art of judging the character of individuals from their Handwriting and Style with 35 plates containing 120 specimens of writing.
1877	"Compendium of Practical Penmanship." Daniel T. Ames. New York. 4to. Forty-eight beautiful plates of (twenty-four) plain and ornamental alphabets, with most intricate designs in flourishing and Ornamental Penmanship.
1879	"The Philosophy of Handwriting." Don Felix de Salamanca. London. 8vo. An introduction on Writing in general followed by 135 autographs of various celebrities with notes on each.