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The following is a list of quality books on the subject of Handwriting Analysis.
A stars rating system used in movie guides is used to indicate relative value.

The following list of publications carry no endorsement or implied recommendation. Included is only a partial list of current and out of print reading materials on handwriting analysis. Further, books that are out of print are often found at used book stores or inter-library loan services. Self published papers are often available through specialty book sellers such as those listed here. It is up to the readers discrimination which books are selected for reading and purchase.

  • TITLE: ABC de la Graphologie
                  AUTHOR: Crepieux-Jamin *****
                  SYNOPSIS: Basic French Graphology (French and English versions; English version is rare)
                  IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Achieving Compatibility with Handwriting Analysis
                  AUTHOR: Karen Amend, Mary S. Ruiz ****
                  SYNOPSIS: Follow up to their previous work. Well illustrated.
                  IN PRINT: Newcastle Publishing Co.
                  LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Advanced Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Link, Betty ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Advanced concepts
                   IN PRINT: Personnel Consultants & Publishers, Inc.
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: Advanced Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Nezos, Renna. ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Selected topics. 
                   IN PRINT: Scriptor Books
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Analysis of Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Jacoby, H.J. ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Basic British Graphology, some research
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Excellent beginners

  • TITLE: Behold: The Inner Universe of Handwriting Analysis
                   AUTHOR: A.R. Kaminsky
                  SYNOPSIS: Interesting for it's use of offbeat methods
                  IN PRINT: O'Sullivan Woodside & Co. 1974
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Can Type A Behaviour Be Seen in Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Renate Griffiths
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Character Structure and Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Sheila Lowe
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Chinese Handwriting and Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Marie-Josee Menasse-Cremers ****
                  SYNOPSIS: Special Interest
                  IN PRINT: Self Published
                 LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Crime & Penmanship
                   AUTHOR: Ted Widmer
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Danger Between The Lines
                   AUTHOR: Kim Iannetta, James Craine, Ph.D. and Dennis McLaughlin, Ph.D. with Reed Hayes 
                   SYNOPSIS: Comprehensive study of potential dangerousness
                   IN PRINT: Kimon Iannetta - self-published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: Development and Disorders of Written Language
                   AUTHOR: Helmer R. Myklebust Ed.D.
                   SYNOPSIS: Excellent; samples are the basis of the analyses; uses differential diagnosis
                   IN PRINT: Grune & Stratton 1965
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate

  • TITLE: Diagrams of the Unconscious
                   AUTHOR: Werner Wolff *****
                   SYNOPSIS: Highly technical
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: Drugs and Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Patricia Wellingham-Jones
                   SYNOPSIS: Special Interest
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Encyclopedia of the Written Word
                   AUTHOR: Klara Roman, *****
                  SYNOPSIS: Well indexed reference source by a great Graphologist
                  IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                  LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Energy Flow in the Script
                   AUTHOR: Milton Moore
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Evaluating Evidence
                   AUTHOR: Katherine Koppenhaver, CDE
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Experiments in Handwriting
                 AUTHOR: Robert Saudek *****
                 SYNOPSIS: Classic research in Graphology; quantitative measurement of graphological speed, must                     reading
                 IN PRINT: Books for Professionals (See Booksellers below)
                 LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: Female/Male Traits in Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Marcel Matley
                   SYNOPSIS:
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Fast Facts - Two & Samples, 2 Vol.
                   AUTHOR: Pat Peterson C.G.
                  SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                  IN PRINT: Self Published
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Reference

  • TITLE: Grapho-Therapeutics
                   AUTHOR: de Sainte Colombe Paul ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Extends Crepieux-Jamin, adds grapho-therapy, resultants
                   IN PRINT: Paul de Sainte Colombe Center
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Beginners Comprehensive

  • TITLE: Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Renna Nezos ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Well organized and concise.
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books (RIDER LONDON)
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate

  • TITLE: Graphology, Early Recognition and the Tree Test
                  AUTHOR: Renate Griffiths
                  SYNOPSIS: Special Interest - Unrated Publication
                  IN PRINT: Self Published
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Guide to Personality Through Your Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Irene Marcuse, Ph.D. ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Hard to find but good basic material
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Handwriting - A Personality Projection
                  AUTHOR: Frank Victor. ****
                  SYNOPSIS: Excellent stroke concepts
                  IN PRINT: Fern Ridge Press Publishers
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Good intermediate

  • TITLE: Handwriting -- Revelation of Self
                  AUTHOR: Harry O. Telscher ***
                  SYNOPSIS: 
                  IN PRINT: Out of Print
                  LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Handwriting & Personality
                   AUTHOR: Ann Mahoney ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Interesting and clever
                   IN PRINT:
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Handwriting, A key to Personality
                   AUTHOR: Klara Roman ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Probably the #1 book on Graphology by a true master
                   IN PRINT:
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Beginners Comprehensive

  • TITLE: Handwriting Analysis, Putting It to Work For You
                   AUTHOR: Andrea McNichol **
                   SYNOPSIS: Lots of graphics and self tests
                   IN PRINT: Contemporary Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL:Basic

  • TITLE: Handwriting Analysis, The Complete Basic Book
                   AUTHOR: Karen Amend, Mary S. Ruiz ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Contemporary, easy to understand, well illustrated.
                   IN PRINT: Newcastle Publishing Co.
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Handwriting Analysis and the Employment Selection Process
                   AUTHOR: Kathryn Sackheim
                   SYNOPSIS: Addresses hiring techniques
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate - Special Interest

  • TITLE: Handwriting Analysis as a Psychodiagnostic Tool
                   AUTHOR: Urich Sonneman, Phd. ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Good but difficult to read. Originally written in German.
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: Handwriting Analysis: An Adventure in Self-discovery ISBN: 0-9698926-0-8
                   AUTHOR: Peter Dennis 
                   SYNOPSIS: Introduction to handwriting Analysis and Reference
                   IN PRINT: CAPCO International; Self-Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Handwriting Tells
                   AUTHOR: Nadya Olyanova ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Oldie but goodie.
                   IN PRINT: Available from regional booksellers (See below)
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Beginners Comprehensive

  • TITLE: How to Analyse Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Hal Falcon, Phd **
                   SYNOPSIS: Basic book on graphology; includes section on eye-ear dichotomy, signatures, etc.
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Beginners Comprehensive

  • TITLE: Human Character Types of Erich Fromm
                   AUTHOR: Felix Klein
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Knowing Your Child Through Handwriting and Drawings
                   AUTHOR: Shirl Solomon **
                   SYNOPSIS: Interesting for working with children's writing
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Learn Graphology, A Practical Course
                   AUTHOR: Gabrielle Beauchataud ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Very complete.
                   IN PRINT: Scriptor Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Looking at the Big Picture
                   AUTHOR: Sheila Lowe
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Multilingual Dictionary of Graphology (3rd edition)
                    AUTHOR: Nigel R. Bradley
                    SYNOPSIS: Excellent dictionary of Graphological terms in 5 languages
                    IN PRINT: Self Published (see booksellers below)
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Reference all levels

  • TITLE: OXFORD 1987 Symposium on Graphological Research
                   AUTHOR: Nigel R. Bradley (Editor)
                   SYNOPSIS: Proceedings from First British Symposium of Graphological Research at Oxford University
                   IN PRINT: Self Published (see booksellers below)
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced

  • TITLE: Personality Traits At A Glance
                   FOCUS: Traits In Handwriting You SHOULD Know But Probably DON'T
                   AUTHOR: Dr. Erika M. Karohs
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Personality in Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Alfred Mendel ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Excellent Presentation of Graphology Concepts; Tops
                   IN PRINT: Newcastle Publishing Co., Inc.
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate

  • TITLE: Pocket Dictionary of Basic and Evaluated Traits
                   FOCUS: Illustrations and explantions for 134 Basic and 80+ Evaluated Traits.
                   AUTHOR: Dr. Erika M. Karohs
                   SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                   IN PRINT: Self Published
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Schematic Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Betty Semler-Delmar. ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Presents the Wittlich method
                   IN PRINT: Delmar Graphological Systems
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate

  • TITLE: Self-Portraits in Autographs
                   AUTHOR: Rudolph S. Hearns **
                   SYNOPSIS: Well illustrated.
                   IN PRINT: Carlton Press, Inc. -or- American Association of Handwriting Analysts (AAHA)
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: Serial Killers - The Face of Evil
                   AUTHOR: Sheila Lowe
                   SYNOPSIS:
                   IN PRINT:
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: Sex, Health and your Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Robert Holder **
                   SYNOPSIS:
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Sexual Deviations as Seen in Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Marie Bernard ***
                  SYNOPSIS: European graphology. Well illustrated.
                  IN PRINT: The Whitson Publishing Co.
                 LEARNING LEVEL: SI

  • TITLE: Symbolism of Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Max Pulver ****
                  SYNOPSIS: Jam packed with psychology & graphology
                  IN PRINT: Scriptor Books
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: The ABC's of Handwriting Analysis
                   AUTHOR: Claude Santoy. **
                   SYNOPSIS: Light weight but interesting
                  IN PRINT: Paragon House Publishers
                  LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Analysts' Handbook, (2 volumes)
                   FOCUS: Say it many different ways, Smart phrases to put into the analysis.
                  AUTHOR: Dr. Erika M. Karohs
                 SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                 IN PRINT: Self Published
                 LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Art of Graphology
                   AUTHOR: Marie Bernard ***
                   SYNOPSIS: European graphology. Well illustrated.
                   IN PRINT: The Whitson Publishing Co.
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Business of Document Examination
                    AUTHOR: Katherine Koppenhaver, CDE
                    SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                    IN PRINT: Self Published
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: The Essentials of Handwriting
                    AUTHOR: Marcel Matley
                    SYNOPSIS: Unrated Publication
                    IN PRINT: Self Published
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: The Language of Handwriting & How To Read It
                   AUTHOR: Oscar N. Meyer ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Reference source on Graphological Technique
                   IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Language of Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Richard Dimsdlae Stocker **
                   SYNOPSIS: Covers a broad range of concepts
                   IN PRINT: Newcastle Publishing Co. Inc..
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Printer
                   AUTHOR: Ted Widmer
                  SYNOPSIS: One of the few references on this subject. Well illustrated
                  IN PRINT: Self Published
                  LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest - Unrated Publication

  • TITLE: The Psychology of Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: Nadya Olyanova ***
                   SYNOPSIS: Hard to find but worth the effort.
                   IN PRINT: Available from regional booksellers (See below)
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: The Psychology of Handwriting
                    AUTHOR: Dr. Jean-Charles Gille-Maisani ****
                    SYNOPSIS: Good blend of psychology & graphology
                    IN PRINT: Scriptor Books
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: The Psychology of Handwriting
                    AUTHOR: Robert Saudek *****
                    SYNOPSIS: Good stuff. Digression on expressive movements.
                    IN PRINT: Books for Professionals (See Booksellers below)
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Advanced

  • TITLE: The Science of Reading Character in Handwriting
                    AUTHOR: Louise Rice ****
                    SYNOPSIS: Old and hard to find
                    IN PRINT: Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Excellent beginners

  • TITLE: The Secret Self
                    AUTHOR: Anna Koren ***
                    SYNOPSIS: Timely illustrations, well presented
                    IN PRINT: Adama Books
                    LEARNING LEVEL: Basic

  • TITLE: The Soul and Handwriting
                    AUTHOR: Ania Teillard. ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Excellent translation by Edward O'Neill
                   IN PRINT: Scriptor Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Intermediate

  • TITLE: Understanding Your Sexual Relationships
                   AUTHOR: Karen Amend, Mary S. Ruiz ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Well written and illustrated.
                   IN PRINT: Newcastle Publishing Co.
                   LEARNING LEVEL: Special Interest

  • TITLE: You and Your Private I
                   AUTHOR: Jane Green
                   SYNOPSIS: Lengthy treatise on the Personal Pronoun I (PPI)
                   IN PRINT: AAHA Publications...
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: You Are What You Write
                   AUTHOR: Huntington Hartford ****
                   SYNOPSIS: Great overview of Graphology
                   IN PRINT:
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

  • TITLE: Your Character from your Handwriting
                   AUTHOR: C. Harry Brooks ***
                   SYNOPSIS:
                   IN PRINT:
Out of Print Used Books
                   LEARNING LEVEL: General

Some Book Sellers:

Many of the listed book retailers have additional information about their offerings in the LINKS page. Be sure to vist that page to locate a specific book.

  American Association of Handwriting Analysts (AAHA) Publications
  Pat Platon

  849 Barclay Drive
  Rolingbrook, IL 60440-6120
  (630) 771-0081
  email:
AAHA Office

  Erika Karohs
  4080 Sunset Lane
  Pebble Beach, CA 03953-3050
  phone: (408) 624-8151
  email:
Dr. Erika Karohs

  GRAPHEX
  P.O. Box 20175
  Columbus, OH 43220-0175
  phone: (800) 255-0739
  email:
Dr. Ellen Bowers

  Mostly Books
  6208 E. Speedway
  Tucson, AZ 85712-5129
  phone: (877) 39BOOKS
  email:
Tricia Clapp

  Nigel Bradley
  PO Box 205
  HARROW
  HA1 1ZU
  Great Britain
  email:
Nigel Bradley

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