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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.MacKellar, Thomas

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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

Name: The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.
Author: MacKellar, Thomas

MacKellar, Thomas

Graphic design (Typography); Printing -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Printing industry -- United States

M. R. A. S.—Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Member of the
    Royal Academy of Science.

    M. R. C. C.—Member of the Royal College of Chemistry.

    M. R. C. S.—Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.

    M. R. G. S.—Member of the Royal Geographical Society.

    M. R. I.—Member of the Royal Institution.

    M. R. I. A.—Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

    Mrs.—Mistress.

    M. R. S. L.—Member of the Royal Society of Literature.

    M. S.—_Memoriæ sacrum_, Sacred to the memory; Master of the
    Sciences.

    MS.—_Manuscriptum_, manuscript.

    MSS.—_Manuscripta_, manuscripts.

    Mt.—Mount or mountain.

    Mus. B.—Bachelor of Music.

    Mus. D.—Doctor of Music.

    M. W.—Most Worthy; Most Worshipful.

    Myth.—Mythology.

    N.—North; Number; Noun; Neuter.

    n.—Note.

    N. A.—North America.

    Nah.—Nahum.

    Nat. Hist.—Natural History.

    Nath.—Nathanael or Nathaniel.

    N. B.—New Brunswick; North Britain; _Nota bene_, mark well;
    take notice.

    N. C.—North Carolina.

    n. d.—No date.

    N. E.—New England; Northeast.

    Neb.—Nebraska.

    Neh.—Nehemiah.

    n. e. i.—_Non est inventus_, he is not found.

    nem. con., or nem. diss.—_Nemine contradicente_, or _nemine
    dissentiente_, no one opposing; unanimously.

    Neut.—Neuter (gender.)

    Nev.—Nevada.

    New M.—New Mexico.

    New Test. or N. T.—New Testament.

    N. F.—Newfoundland.

    N. G.—New Granada; Noble Grand.

    N. H.—New Hampshire; New Haven.

    N. H. H. S.—New Hampshire Historical Society.

    Ni. pri.—Nisi prius.

    N. J.—New Jersey.

    n. l.—_Non liquet_, it does not appear.

    N. lat.—North latitude.

    N. M.—New Mexico.

    N. N. E.—North-northeast.

    N. N. W.—North-northwest.

    N. O.—New Orleans.

    No.—_Numero_, number.

    Nol pros.—_Nolle prosequi_, unwilling to proceed.

    Nom. or nom.—Nominative.

    Non con.—Not content; dissenting, (House of Lords.)

    Non. cul.—_Non culpabilis_, not guilty.

    Non obst.—_Non obstante_, notwithstanding.

    Non pros.—_Non prosequitur_, he does not prosecute.

    Non seq.—_Non sequitur_, it does not follow.

    Nos.—Numbers.

    Nov.—November.

    N. P.—Notary Public.

    N. S.—New Style, (after 1752;) Nova Scotia.

    n. u.—Name or names unknown.

    Num.—Numbers; Numeral.

    N. V. M.—Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

    N. W.—Northwest.

    N. Y.—New York.

    N. Y. H. S.—New York Historical Society.

    O.—Ohio; _Octarius_, a pint.

    Ob.—_Obiit_, he or she died.

    Obad.—Obadiah.

    Obs.—Obsolete; Observatory; Observation.

    Obt. or obdt.—Obedient.

    Oct.—October.

    O. F.—Odd-Fellow or Odd-Fellows.

    O. K.—All correct, (slang.)

    Old Test. or O. T.—Old Testament.

    Olym.—Olympiad.

    Opt.—Optics.

    Or.—Oregon.

    Orig.—Originally.

    Ornith.—Ornithology.

    O. S.—Old Style, (before 1752.)

    O. U. A.—Order of United Americans.

    Oxf.—Oxford.

    Oxon.—_Oxonia_, _Oxonii_, Oxford.

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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

MacKellar, Thomas

Graphic design (Typography); Printing -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Printing industry -- United States

M. R. A. S.—Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Member of the
    Royal Academy of Science.

    M. R. C. C.—Member of the Royal College of Chemistry.

    M. R. C. S.—Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.

    M. R. G. S.—Member of the Royal Geographical Society.

    M. R. I.—Member of the Royal Institution.

    M. R. I. A.—Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

    Mrs.—Mistress.

    M. R. S. L.—Member of the Royal Society of Literature.

    M. S.—_Memoriæ sacrum_, Sacred to the memory; Master of the
    Sciences.

    MS.—_Manuscriptum_, manuscript.

    MSS.—_Manuscripta_, manuscripts.

    Mt.—Mount or mountain.

    Mus. B.—Bachelor of Music.

    Mus. D.—Doctor of Music.

    M. W.—Most Worthy; Most Worshipful.

    Myth.—Mythology.

    N.—North; Number; Noun; Neuter.

    n.—Note.

    N. A.—North America.

    Nah.—Nahum.

    Nat. Hist.—Natural History.

    Nath.—Nathanael or Nathaniel.

    N. B.—New Brunswick; North Britain; _Nota bene_, mark well;
    take notice.

    N. C.—North Carolina.

    n. d.—No date.

    N. E.—New England; Northeast.

    Neb.—Nebraska.

    Neh.—Nehemiah.

    n. e. i.—_Non est inventus_, he is not found.

    nem. con., or nem. diss.—_Nemine contradicente_, or _nemine
    dissentiente_, no one opposing; unanimously.

    Neut.—Neuter (gender.)

    Nev.—Nevada.

    New M.—New Mexico.

    New Test. or N. T.—New Testament.

    N. F.—Newfoundland.

    N. G.—New Granada; Noble Grand.

    N. H.—New Hampshire; New Haven.

    N. H. H. S.—New Hampshire Historical Society.

    Ni. pri.—Nisi prius.

    N. J.—New Jersey.

    n. l.—_Non liquet_, it does not appear.

    N. lat.—North latitude.

    N. M.—New Mexico.

    N. N. E.—North-northeast.

    N. N. W.—North-northwest.

    N. O.—New Orleans.

    No.—_Numero_, number.

    Nol pros.—_Nolle prosequi_, unwilling to proceed.

    Nom. or nom.—Nominative.

    Non con.—Not content; dissenting, (House of Lords.)

    Non. cul.—_Non culpabilis_, not guilty.

    Non obst.—_Non obstante_, notwithstanding.

    Non pros.—_Non prosequitur_, he does not prosecute.

    Non seq.—_Non sequitur_, it does not follow.

    Nos.—Numbers.

    Nov.—November.

    N. P.—Notary Public.

    N. S.—New Style, (after 1752;) Nova Scotia.

    n. u.—Name or names unknown.

    Num.—Numbers; Numeral.

    N. V. M.—Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

    N. W.—Northwest.

    N. Y.—New York.

    N. Y. H. S.—New York Historical Society.

    O.—Ohio; _Octarius_, a pint.

    Ob.—_Obiit_, he or she died.

    Obad.—Obadiah.

    Obs.—Obsolete; Observatory; Observation.

    Obt. or obdt.—Obedient.

    Oct.—October.

    O. F.—Odd-Fellow or Odd-Fellows.

    O. K.—All correct, (slang.)

    Old Test. or O. T.—Old Testament.

    Olym.—Olympiad.

    Opt.—Optics.

    Or.—Oregon.

    Orig.—Originally.

    Ornith.—Ornithology.

    O. S.—Old Style, (before 1752.)

    O. U. A.—Order of United Americans.

    Oxf.—Oxford.

    Oxon.—_Oxonia_, _Oxonii_, Oxford.

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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

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