The practice of typography; correct composition; a treatise on spelling, abbreviations, the compounding and division of words, the proper use of figures and numerals, italic and capital letters, notes, etc., with observations on punctuation and proof-reading; (1910)
De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 44
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