JONSSON (Josef). Den Praktiske Skyltmalaren. En samling af utförda firmaskyltar jemte alfabet atergifna i rikt färgtryck till ledning för malare pa samma gang en praktfull och praktisk mönsterbok för kunderna af Josef Jonsson Skyltmalare i Stockholm. 25 Planscher i dubbelfolio. [A collection of company signs and alphabets reproduced in rich color printing to guide painters and, at the same time, a beautiful and practical pattern book for customers by Josef Jonsson, sign painter in Stockholm. 25 Posters in double folio]. Gustaf Chelius. Stockholm. [1899]. Portfolio (52.5 x 33.8 cm) containing 1 double f. of title and presentation and (25) double posters: half red chagrined paper with corners, apricot boards, the first bearing the title, closing laces. Models of advertising signs lithographed in color and enhanced with gold, in very large format. The portfolio includes eight double plates of alphabet models: black letters in green or gold relief, ornate Art Nouveau letters, decorative characters, different colors, all in a frame. Fourteen plates are devoted to signs for all kinds of businesses, including French: "Nouveau papier peint" and "Affaire des vins" and three double plates illustrated with black and white shots show the storefronts, once the decoration is done. Rare set, well preserved, with some use rubbing to the portfolio and small cracks in the margins of some double plates.