The following is a table showing the various sizes according to the number of folds. The figures are to be read as inches. D.SUP.ROYAL 274×4120×27 9×41 132×201 101×137 63×201 67×103 63×13} 5×6} DBLE. POTT 15×25 12×153 5×25 73×12 6×7 CROWN 7×115x15 5x7 5x10 32×5 5×83 3×4 FOOLSCAP 153 × 191 93 × 15 51×191 8×93 5×8 4× 93 4×5 2×4 2x3 123×153 7×12) 4×15 61×72 4×61 3×72 3×4 3×5 It thus appears that "quarto," "octavo," and the rest, do not always indicate the same size in inches; this depending in each case upon the size of the sheet used. 2×3 GIZE CF TYPE. In determining the selection of type the author requires to take into consideration a great variety of points. For books addressed to children or elderly people, he must choose a large round letter, easy to the eye. For books of reference, such as guide books or statistical compilations, where the main intention is to give in small compass the largest possible number of facts, he may select a very small type. In every case, the class addressed must be carefully considered. The size of the page, if previously resolved upon, will limit the choice of letter, at least in most cases; a very large letter is out of place on a small page. The following are samples of the types more commonly in use in printed books; the Roman or usual letters being exemplified in the first three lines, the corre sponding italic letters in the final line. Great Primer (Old Style). I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, Great Primer (Modern). I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, English (Old Style). I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; he got English (Modern). I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; he got Pica (Old Style). I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; he got a good estate by Pica (Modern). I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hall: he got a good estate Small Pica (Old Style). I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; he got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his Small Pica (Modern). I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull; he got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his Long Primer (Old Style). I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull: he got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, |