The Complete Engraver: Monograms, Crests, Ciphers, Seals, and the Etiquette of Social Stationery

by Nancy Sharon Collins. Foreword by Ellen Lupton. Essay by Majorie B. Cohn. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012. First Edition. Octavo. Hardback. 215pp. Illustrated. Very Good+, some edgewear.

In this age of emails, texts, and instant messages, receiving a letter has become a rare treat. Engraved stationery can make a piece of correspondence, whether a short note, formal letter, or business card, even more special. Once an integral part of social life, the use of engraved stationery has become a lost art. In The Complete Engraver, author Nancy Sharon Collins brings this venerable craft to life-from the history and etiquette of engraved social stationery in America to its revival and promise of new visual possibilities.