Cognizant of the fact there are many young men desirous of learning the art of letter engraving, who are unable to take a course of instructions under an instructor, and that there are many doing engraving by laboring under perplexing and discouraging dis advantages, and are unaware of it to some extent, owing to the lack of rudimentary and technical train ing and knowledge of the art, while if they had the advantages of being correctly informed and started in the right way, they would find the work an art and pleasant study. For such reasons I was prompted to write this book. The author.