Printing -- Style manuals
These suggestions were undertaken in the hope that they would not prove to be a work of supererogation. In some instances these anticipations, in the nature of things, will be disappointed. There are authors whose care and precision, in the preparation of their manuscripts, an...
These suggestions were undertaken in the hope that they would not prove to be a work of supererogation. In some instances these anticipations, in the nature of things, will be d...
2. Act III, Scene i.Manuscripts should be submitted either in typewriting or in handwriting that is perfectly legible. Black ink should be used. The paper should be white, of medium weight, and uni...
3. Act V, Scene iv.When the composition (which means type-setting, whether by hand or by machine) has been begun, the lines of type are laid by the printer in a long, narrow, shallow receptacle of...
4. Act IV, Scene i.When the proofs first reach the author, they are supposed to conform accurately to the manuscript as the author has furnished it. The compositor has completed his part of the wo...
5. Act I, Scene i.Material and instructions for the illustrations should be furnished to the publishers apart from the manuscript, as the former, known as “engraver’s copy,” is used by the engrav...
6. Act I, Scene i.After the manuscript of a book has been accepted, the author should send to the publishers a description of the book, comprising two or three hundred words. This should outline...
7. Act II, Scene ii.Authors’ alterations, cost of, how minimized, 17; cost of which authors may have to pay, 30; to be made on first galley-proofs, 31; letters to publishers about, to be avoided, 34.