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

R. S. V. P.—Répondez, s’il vous plaît, answer, if you please.

Rt. Hon.—Right Honourable.

Rt. Rev.—Right Reverend.

Rt. Wpful.—Right Worshipful.

R. W.—Right Worthy.

S.—South; Saint; Scribe; Sulphur; Sunday; Sun; Series; Solidus, a shilling; Stere, (metric system.)

S. A.—South America; South Africa; South Australia.

s. a.—Secundum artem, according to art.

Sam.—Samuel.

S. A. S.—Societatis Antiquariorum Socius, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.