Recollections of the Lyceum and Chautauqua Circuits
by Irene & Raymond DaBoll

The text of this stunningly beautiful book was hand-written by American calligrapher, Ray DaBoll. A student of Ernst Detterer and the Midwestern calligraphy school, DaBoll got his start as an assistant to the legendary Oswald Cooper. Part three, On Calligraphy & Scribal Writing, includes copious examples of chancery hand and lettering specimens. Published 1974. Hardcover, 171 pp. $15 plus shipping.

Two Thousand Years of Calligraphy: A Three-part Exhibition By the BaltimoreMuseum of art, Peabody Institute library, Walters Art Gallery

This comprehensive catalogue was published for a letter arts exhibition organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art, Peabody Institute Library and Walters Art Gallery in 1965. As the title suggests, includes two millennia of writing, calligraphy and lettering samples. Published 1965. Softcover, 201 pp. $15 plus shipping.