I am cataloguing a 1785 children's book published by John Marshall of London
in about 1785. On the title-page, beneath the imprint and the price
appear
the words "N.B. The lettering of this book is withinside."
I wonder if it may be a joke. I have seen "withinside" defined as "inside
(archaic). Perhaps in 1785 it was not yet archaic, but "hifalutin," on its
way out, a word which might make a kid smile. In stating that the "The
lettering of this book is withinside," one states the obvious in a rather
pompous way (especially attached to the "N.B.", and might get a laugh.