Edward Johnston

  • 8

    Catalog books

  • 4

    Works

  • 1977 to 2018

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Edward Johnston has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 8 catalog-linked books across 1977 to 2018, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Writing and Illuminating and Lettering and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1977 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Consortium Book Sales & Dist and Creative Media Partners, LLC.

Best Place To Start

Writing and Illuminating and Lettering

Consortium Book Sales & Dist • 1994 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Consortium Book Sales & Dist and Creative Media Partners, LLC

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1977 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Consortium Book Sales & Dist and Creative Media Partners, LLC.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Writing and Illuminating and Lettering

    Consortium Book Sales & Dist • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 439 pages.

  2. Lessons in Formal Writing

    Parkwest Pubns • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 243 pages.

  3. Writing & illuminating & lettering

    Dover Pubns • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 434 pages.

  4. Decoration & Its Uses

    Ten Speed Pr • 1991 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  5. Schreibschrift, Zierschrift & Angewandte Schrift

    Creative Media Partners, LLC • 2018 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2018.

  6. The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks Writing & Illuminating & Lettering

    Franklin Classics Trade Press • longer commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

How The Picks Compare

  • Lessons in Formal Writing is the easier short commitment, while Writing and Illuminating and Lettering asks for more reading time up front.
  • Lessons in Formal Writing gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Writing and Illuminating and Lettering leans later in the catalog.
  • Writing & illuminating & lettering is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Writing and Illuminating and Lettering.

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