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The citation M. refers to Joseph Moxon, a 17th-century English printer.
Some other minor text changes are noted at the end of the book.
A
DICTIONARY
OF
THE ART OF PRINTING.
LONDON: Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE, New-Street-Square.
A
DICTIONARY
OF
THE ART OF PRINTING.
BY WILLIAM SAVAGE,
AUTHOR OF “PRACTICAL HINTS ON DECORATIVE PRINTING,” AND OF A TREATISE “ON THE PREPARATION OF PRINTING INK, BOTH BLACK AND COLOURED.”
LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS. 1841.