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 * 18
 * 0
 * Steel-plate for title-page
 * 0
 * 7
 * 6
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 * 2
 * 2
 * 0
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 * 1
 * 1
 * 0
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 * 3
 * 10
 * 6
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 * 9
 * 0
 * 0
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 * 12
 * 6
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 * 0
 * 0
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 * 5
 * 0
 * 0
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 * 266
 * 1
 * 0
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 * 0
 * 1
 * 9
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 * 0
 * 0
 * 6
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 * 0
 * 2
 * 3
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 * 0
 * 0
 * colspan="4" |Total expense in sheets
 * 266
 * 1
 * 0
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 * 0
 * 1
 * 9
 * colspan="4" |Extra boarding
 * 0
 * 0
 * 6
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(257.) This analysis requires some explanation. The printer usually charges for composition by the sheet, supposing the type to be all of one kind; and as this charge is regulated by the size of the letter, on which the quantity in a sheet depends, little dispute can arise after the price is agreed upon. If there are but few extracts, or other parts of the work, which require to be printed in smaller type; or if there are many notes, or several passages in Greek, or in other languages, requiring a different type, these are considered in the original contract, and a small additional price per sheet allowed. If there is a large portion of small type, it is better to have a specific additional charge for it per sheet. If any work with irregular lines and many figures, and what