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.

by Thomas MacKellar

Note	inches,	8	×	10
Packet Note		9	×	11½
Letter		10	×	16
Commercial Post		11	×	17
Packet Post		11½	×	18½
Foolscap		13	×	16
Flat Cap		14	×	17
Crown		15	×	19
Demy		16	×	21
Folio		17	×	22
Medium		18	×	23
Royal		19	×	24
Super Royal		20	×	28
Imperial		23	×	31
Elephant		23	×	28
Columbier		23	×	34
Atlas		26	×	33
Double Elephant		27	×	40
Antiquarian		31	×	53

A TABLE

For ascertaining the Number of Forms for a Book of any Size, and the Quantity of Paper necessary to print a thousand copies in any form, from Octavo to 36mo, half-sheetwise.

NO. OF FORMS.	8vo.	12mo.	16mo.	18mo.	24mo.	32mo.	36mo.	PAPER FOR 1000 COPIES.
	PAGES.	PAGES.	PAGES.	PAGES.	PAGES.	PAGES.	PAGES.	REAMS.	QRS.
1	8	12	16	18	24	32	36	1	2
2	16	24	32	36	48	64	72	2	4
3	24	36	48	54	72	96	108	3	6
4	32	48	64	72	96	128	144	4	8
5	40	60	80	90	120	160	180	5	10
6	48	72	96	108	144	192	216	6	12
7	56	84	112	126	168	224	252	7	14
8	64	96	128	144	192	256	288	8	16
9	72	108	144	162	216	288	324	9	18
10	80	120	160	180	240	320	360	11
11	88	132	176	198	264	352	396	12	2
12	96	144	192	216	288	384	432	13	4
13	104	156	208	234	312	416	468	14	6
14	112	168	224	252	336	448	504	15	8
15	120	180	240	270	360	480	...	16	10
16	128	192	256	288	384	512	...	17	12
17	136	204	272	306	408	...	...	18	14
18	144	216	288	324	432	...	...	19	16
19	152	228	304	342	456	...	...	20	18
20	160	240	320	360	480	...	...	22
21	168	252	336	378	504	...	...	23	2
22	176	264	352	396	...	...	...	24	4
23	184	276	368	414	...	...	...	25	6
24	192	288	384	432	...	...	...	26	8
25	200	300	400	450	...	...	...	27	10
26	208	312	416	468	...	...	...	28	12
27	216	324	432	486	...	...	...	29	14
28	224	336	448	504	...	...	...	30	16
29	232	348	464	...	...	...	...	31	18
30	240	360	480	...	...	...	...	33
31	248	372	496	...	...	...	...	34	2
32	256	384	512	...	...	...	...	35	4
33	264	396	528	...	...	...	...	36	6
34	272	408	544	...	...	...	...	37	8
35	280	420	560	...	...	...	...	38	10
36	288	432	576	...	...	...	...	39	12
37	296	444	592	...	...	...	...	40	14
38	304	456	608	...	...	...	...	41	16
39	312	468	...	...	...	...	...	42	18
40	320	480	...	...	...	...	...	44

Example.—How many reams will be required for a 12mo book containing 408 pages? Find the number of pages (408) in the 12mo column: in the outer column on the left of the table the number of forms is seen, and in the outer column on the right the quantity of paper required is given.

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