The Author's Desk Book Being a Reference Volume upon Questions of the Relations of the Author to the Publisher, Copyright, The Relation of the Contributor to the Magazine, Mechanics of the Book, Arrangement of the Book, Making of the Index, Etc.

Part 10

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=Small Caps= (_c_).--Capitals of a smaller size than the regular capitals of a font.

=Small Pica= (_c_).--The old name of a size of type equal to 11-point.

=Smooth Calf= (_b_).--Plain or undecorated calf.

=Sorts= (_c_).--The letters in the boxes of a case; _out of sorts_, to be out of any needed letter or character; _runs on sorts_, when copy calls for more than the usual number of any particular letter.

=Spaces= (_c_).--The small blanks used to separate words, etc.

=Split Leather= (_b_).--Leather split by machinery.

=Sprinkled Calf= (_b_).--Calfskin treated with acid so as to look as if it had been sprinkled with a dye.

=Sprinkled Edges= (_b_).--Edges of books that are decorated with small dots or specks of color, sprinkled on from a brush.

=Stained Edges= (_b_).--Edges which are colored by a process of coating or covering which combines with the paper to be colored.

=Stamping Die= (_e_).--A relief plate engraved on brass or zinc for stamping book covers or similar surfaces.

=Stand= (_c_).--The common wooden frame with sloping top upon which type cases are placed; the lower part usually has a rack for holding extra cases.

=Steel or Copperplate Engraving= (_c_).--A method of making plates for printing by cutting, scratching or corroding a plate.

=Stereotype= (_g_).--The duplicate, cast in one piece of type metal, of the face of types or cuts composed for printing. There are three processes: (_a_) The plaster process; (_b_) the clay process; (_c_) the papier-maché process.

=Stipple= (_e_).--A method of engraving by which dots or punctures are used instead of lines.

=Stone Hand= (_c_).--One who is chiefly employed in imposing, and other work done on the stone.

=Stone Proof= (_e_).--(1) An impression taken from an engraved plate or lithographic stone, to prove the condition and progress of the engraving. (2) An impression taken from types or cuts, made up for electrotyping.

=Super= (_b_).--A thin, loosely woven cotton cloth, glued and starched, which is used for gluing onto the backs of books, to hold the signatures by extending over to the inside of the cover, to hold the book and cover together.

=Super-calendered Paper= (_g_).--A class of paper to which a glazed surface is given by rolling or calendering.

=Superior Letters or Figures= (_c_).--Small characters cast on the top of the line, used for footnote references, etc.

=Swash Letters= (_c_).--The name given to a style of italic capital letters with tails and flourishes, much used in the seventeenth century.

=T Pattern= (_b_).--Embossing of transverse parallel lines. This is a favorite pattern, and is used more than any other.

=Tail-piece= (_c_).--An ornament placed in a short page at the end of a chapter, article, or volume.

=Take= (_c_).--When copy is divided among several compositors, each part is a _take_.

=Tapes= (_b_).--Strips of tape extending over the back and onto the boards to strengthen the binding. (2) Strips of cloth placed between the covers and ends of a stitched book to strengthen the book and give it flexibility.

=Text= (_c_).--The type used in the main part of a page; also applied to some kinds of black-letter. The main body of matter in a book or manuscript in distinction from notes or other matter associated with it.

=Three-color Process Plates= (_e_).--Printing plates, produced from colored copy or objects, to reproduce the picture or object in its original colors by a photo-chemical separation of the primary colors, and etched halftone plates to reproduce each separate color, usually printed in yellow, red, and blue. An approximate result may be obtained from one-color copy by using the skill of the workman in securing the color-values on the etched plates.

=Three-quarter Leather Binding= (_b_).--A binding which consists of a leather back of extra width, with leather corners and paper or cloth sides.

=Three to Em= (_c_).--A space one-third of an em in thickness.

=Token= (_p_).--A measure or unit of presswork. The New York token is 250 impressions of one form; the Boston token is 500 impressions.

=Tooled Edges= (_b_).--See _Goffered Edges_.

=Tooling= (_b_).--To ornament or give a final shape by means of a special tool, especially when the mark of the tool is intentionally left visible.

=Tree Calf= (_b_).--Calfskin so treated as to resemble the trunk and branches of a tree.

=Turkey Morocco= (_b_).--Made of goatskin from Turkey. Strong, durable, and expensive.

=Turn for Sorts= (_c_).--To put another type of the same size face downward (so that its foot will show a black spot on proof) in the place of a character that is missing.

=Two to Em= (_c_).--The half of an em quad, known as the en quad.

=Tympan= (_p_).--The sheets, cards, etc., that cover the platen or cylinder, on which the paper is placed for printing. The cloth-covered frame attached to the bed of a hand-press.

=Type-high= (_e_).--Type of the standard of height.

=Type-high to Paper= (_c_).--Type above the standard of height.

=Underlay= (_p_).--A piece of paper or card placed under the type, electro, or engraved block, to increase the impression.

=Upper Case= (_c_).--The case in which the capitals, small capitals, signs, and "peculiars" are placed.

=Uterine Vellum= (_g_).--A vellum made from the very thin skins of still-born or unborn calves.

=Vellum= (_g_).--The skins of calves prepared by long exposure in a lime-bath and by repeated rubbings with a burnisher. See also _Parchment_.

=Vellum Finish= (_b_).--The smooth natural surface of an unembossed cloth.

=Verso= (_b_).--The left-hand page of a book. Of a cover, the back or reverse side.

=Vignette= (_g_).--(1) In old manuscripts an initial letter decorated with leaves. (2) A head-or tail-piece of a book. (3) (_e_).--A drawing or other illustration having a background that gradually shades off and merges into the ground on which the print is made.

=Water-mark= (_p_).--See _Dandy_.

=Web Machine= (_p_).--(1) A cylindrical printing-press in which the paper is carried forward to the impression cylinder by means of tapes. (2) A printing-machine in which the paper is carried forward in a continuous roll or _web_.

=Whipstitch= (_b_).--To sew with an over-and-over stitch.

=Work-and-Turn= (_p_).--When all the pages on a sheet are imposed in one form, or half-sheetwise, the sheet is turned and printed on the second side, thus giving two copies of the work when the sheet is cut.

=Workers= (_p_).--The set of electrotype plates from which editions are printed.

=Wove Paper= (_g_).--Paper which does not show the wire mark as in _laid paper_. The screen is woven in like cloth.

=Wrappers= (_g_).--See _Jackets_.

=Wrong-font= (_c_).--A letter or character of wrong size or style used in composition; in proofreading written _w.f._

=Zinc Plate= (_g_).--A style of engraving etched with strong acid on a sheet of polished zinc.

INDEX

[_In this index no reference is entered from the_ Glossary of Terms, _the alphabetical arrangement of which renders such reference superfluous_.]

_A'_, rule for indexing, 115.

Abbreviations, rule for indexing, 130.

_Abu_, (Arabic), rule for indexing, 108.

Academies, learned, rule for indexing, 121.

Addenda, method of attaching to manuscript, 11.

Addresses: subject to copyright, 32, 36; copyright application form for, 47; rule for indexing, 118.

_Ad Interim_ Copyright: 42, 43; application form for, 47.

Advance orders, publisher's dependence upon, 8.

Advertising: its amount dependent on continued relations of author and publisher, 5, 18; its part in selling books, 8, 9; exchanged for second serial rights, 15; in exclusive control of publisher, 21.

Advertising card, 88, 89.

Affidavit: required for copyright of books, 35; not required for copyright of periodicals, 36.

_Ahu_, (Arabic), rule for indexing, 108.

Alphabetical arrangement, of index, 124-130.

Alterations, author's. See _Author's Alterations_.

Alumni associations, rule for indexing, 119.

_Am_, rule for indexing, 115.

_Ap_, rules for indexing, 115, 127.

Appellatives, Latin, rule for indexing, 117.

Appendix, 88.

Application forms for copyright, 8, 40, 41, 46-49, 51.

Arabic names, rules for indexing, 108.

Arbitration, between author and publisher, 23.

Art, works of: subject to copyright, 32; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 48.

Assignment, of copyright, 43-45, 52.

Atlas, English paper size, 96.

_Auf_, (_Auf'm_), rule for indexing, 115.

_Aus_, (_Aus'm_), rule for indexing, 115.

Austria, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Author, the: relations to publisher of, 3; relations to literary agents of, 4, 63, 64; value of publisher's advice to, 5; advantage of remaining with one publisher, 5, 18; value of reputation, 5, 9, 16; advised against publishing fiction at own expense, 11; making contract with publisher, 12-24; retention of rights: dramatic, 13, moving-picture, 14, serial, 14, English and Colonial, 16, 17; rates of royalty paid to, 16; gives option on subsequent books to publisher, 18; form of contract with publisher, 19-24; guarantees his authorship, 20; must pay for excessive alterations, 20; agrees to effect renewals of copyright, 21; terms for purchase of copies of his own books, 22; division of profits from sale of rights, 22; terms for dissolution of contract, 23; agrees to arbitrate differences with publisher, 23; rendering of royalty accounts by publisher to, 22, 23, 28-30; "don'ts" for moving-picture writers, 28; copyright protection for alien, 33; relation to magazines of, 58-63; importance of copyright notice on magazine articles to, 58-61; commission paid to literary agent by, 64; advantage of knowledge of printing to, 65; expense of author's alterations to, 65, 66, 68, 76, 77; reading proofs by, 67, 69, 77-80; preparation of manuscript by, 67, 68; index should be made by, 98, or examined in manuscript by, 99.

Author's alterations: clause in contract about, 15, 20; expense of, 65, 66, 76; way to avoid, 66, 68, 77.

Authors' League, the: advice to authors on moving-pictures, 25-27; on magazine contributions, 58-61.

_Babu_, rule for indexing, 109.

Banks, rule for indexing, 123.

Baroness, rule for indexing, 112.

Bastard-title: may be omitted, 70; place in volume, 88; described, 89, 93.

Belgium, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Berne, the convention of, 53.

_Bey_, rule for indexing, 109.

Bibliography, 88.

_Bin_, (Arabic), rule for indexing, 108.

Binding, 87.

Bishops, rules for indexing, 109, 125, 126.

Blind, works for the, 36.

Bodleian Library, Oxford: British copyright depository, 55; rule for indexing, 119.

Book, the: requirements for acceptance by "reader," 6; by publisher, 7; published at author's expense, 11, 12; subject to copyright, 32; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 46, 47; mechanics of, 65-87; arrangement of, 88-97; layout of, 88-93; basic sizes of, 94; margins of, 96, 97; titles of, to be indexed, 100.

Breviaries, rule for indexing, 118.

British Museum, the: British copyright depository, 55, 56; rules of, for indexing noblemen, 110 _n_.

Buildings, rule for indexing, 123.

Cambridge, Eng., University Library of, British copyright depository, 55.

Canada: copyright in, 54; public holidays in, 55.

Canons, rule for indexing, 109.

Capes, rule for indexing, 115.

Catechisms, rule for indexing, 118.

Cathedrals, rule for indexing, 123.

Chile, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

China, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Churches, rule for indexing, 122.

Cinemetograph. See _Moving-pictures_.

Cities, rule for indexing ancient and modern names of, 116.

Cobden-Sanderson, T. J., quoted, 90.

College textbooks, rate of royalty paid on, 17.

Colleges: rules for indexing, 119, 121; local societies of, rule for indexing, 119.

Colophon, 90.

Columbia, English paper size, 96.

Common-school books: rate of royalty paid on, 17.

Compilations, subject to copyright, 32, 33.

Composite works, subject to copyright, 32.

Composition, of type, 76.

Compound names, rules for indexing, 113, 114, 127, 128.

Confessions of faith, rule for indexing, 118.

Congresses, of nations, rule for indexing, 117.

Contents, table of: place in volume, 88; described, 92; compared with index, 98.

Contract (between author and publisher): difference in terms, 9; new elements in making, 12-14; blank form of, 19-24; clauses in, relating to: dramatic rights, 13, 20, moving-picture rights, 14, first serial rights, 14, second serial rights, 15, author's alterations, 15, 16, 20, 21, rates of royalty, 16, British and Colonial rights, 17, "option clause," 18, 21; payment of royalty, 21, 22, account of royalties, 22, 23, terms for dissolution of, 23, arbitration clause, 23.

Contributions, to periodicals: subject to copyright, 36; copyright application form for, 47.

Contributor. See _Author_.

Convents, rule for indexing, 123.

"Copy." See _Manuscript_.

Copyright: mentioned in contract between author and publisher, 19-21, 23; author agrees to effect renewal of, 21; duty of publisher to secure protection of, 21, 31; duty of publisher to effect renewals of, 31; definition of, 31; usually taken out in name of publisher, 31; work must belong to certain classes to secure, 32, 33; relations with foreign countries regarding, 33, 53; notice of, as required by U. S. law, 34, 88, 91; notice of, not required in England, 56; how to secure in U. S., 34-42; deposit of copies required for, 35; manufacturing requirements to secure, 35, 36, 43; fees for, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41; remittances of fees for, 39; _ad interim_ protection, 42, 43; assignment of 43-45; duration of, 45, 46; application forms for, 38, 40, 41, 46-49; renewal of, 45, 46, 49; practical procedure to effect, 49-53; international, 53, 54; in Great Britain, 53-56; special registration in foreign countries, not required for, 54 _n._; avoid publication on public holidays, 55; deposit of copies of work to secure British, 55, 56; publication in England must be bona fide, 56; of magazine articles, 59-61.

Copyright office, only for registration, 31.

Copyright notice: must appear on American books, 34, 37, 44, 50; location of, 34, 60, 88, 91; not necessary on English books, 56.

Corporations, rule for indexing, 118, 120, 121.

Costa Rica, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Countries, rule for indexing, 117.

Creeds, rule for indexing, 118.

Cross-reference, to be indexed in case of: saints and friars, 108; East Indian names, 109; married women, 110; noblemen, 110; foreign compound names, 113, 114; places in foreign languages or vernacular, 115; events, 117; congresses of nations, 117; treaties, 117, 118; local religious bodies, 118; university names and societies, 121; learned societies, 121; observatories, 122; expositions, 122; state societies, 122; buildings, 123; similar headings, 124, 125.

Crown, English paper size, 95, 96.

Cuba, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue, mentioned, 104.

Cyclopaedic works, subject to copyright, 32.

_Da_, (_Dagli, Dai, Dal, Dalla, Dalle_), rules for indexing, 114, 115.

_Das_, rule for indexing, 115.

_De_, (_D', Des_), rules for indexing, 114, 115, 127, 129.

_De La_, rule for indexing, 114.

Dedication: place of, in book, 88; described, 92.

Definitions, to be indexed, 100.

Degrees, collegiate, place in indexed heading, 116.

_Del_, (_Degli, Dei, Dé, Della, Delle_), rules for indexing, 114, 115.

Demy, English paper size, 95, 96.

Denmark, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Deposit, of works for copyright: in the U. S., 35, 36, 38-42, 52, 60; in England, 55, 56.

Designs: subject to copyright, 32; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 48; for book covers, 80.

Dies, for stamping book covers, 85.

Directories, subject to copyright, 32.

_Dr._, rule for indexing, 130.

_Dos_, rule for indexing, 115.

Double Crown, English paper size, 96.

Double Foolscap, English paper size, 96.

Double Post, English paper size, 96.

Double Pott, English paper size, 96.

Dramatic rights: reservation of, by author, 13; division of profits from, 13.

Dramatic works: subject to copyright, 32, 33, 36; copyright application form for, 47.

Dramatization, of novels, 13.

Drawings: subject to copyright, 32, 36; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 48.

_Du_, rules for indexing, 114, 115, 127.

Dummies, traveler's, 8.

Duration, of copyright, 45, 46, 52, 53.

Dutch prefixes to surnames, rules for indexing, 114, 115.

East Indian names, rules for indexing, 109.

Ecclesiastical dignitaries, rules for indexing, 109.

Edinburgh, Library of the Faculty of Advocates, British copyright depository, 56.

Edition de luxe, must be deposited for British copyright, 56.

Editor the: advice to author from, 5; dealings with, 62, 63.

Elisions, rule for indexing, 130.

_Emir_, rule for indexing, 109.

Emperors, rules for indexing, 108, 124.

England: sale of American books in, 17; copyright of American books in, 54-56; recent copyright legislation in, 54-56; public holidays in, 55; printed sheets shipped from U. S. to, 91 _n._; paper sizes in, 95, 96. See also _Great Britain_.

English rights, 17.

Englishwomen, indexing titles of honor of, 111-113.

Engraving, methods and processes explained, 81-85.

Epithets, distinctive, rule for indexing, 116.

Estimating, number of words in manuscript, 10, 69-71.

Events, rules for indexing, 100, 117.

Expositions, rule for indexing, 122.

Extension, of copyright, application form for, 49.

False-title. See _Bastard-title_.

Family name. See _Surname_.

"Feature films," 26, 27.

Fees, for copyright, 35, 37, 38-41, 45, 52, 60.

Feigl, Dr., quoted, 109.

Fiction, rates of royalty on, 16.

Figures, rule for indexing, 130.

Firms, business, rules for indexing names of, 120.

_Fitz_, rules for indexing, 115, 127.

Foolscap, English paper size, 95, 96.

Forename, rules for indexing, 108, 109, 115, 120, 121, 125.

Forts, rule for indexing, 115.

Foundry proofs. See _Proofs_.

France, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Franking, of copies for copyright, 35, 52.

Fraternities, Greek letter, rule for indexing, 119.

Freemasons, rule for indexing, 119.

French names, rules for indexing, 113, 114, 115.

French prefixes to surnames, rules for indexing, 114, 115.

Friars, rule for indexing, 108.

Front matter, of book: estimating, 69; described, 88-94.

Galleries, rules for indexing: national or local, 121; private, 123.

Galleys. See _Proofs_.

Gazetteers, subject to copyright, 32.

German prefixes to surnames, rules for indexing, 114, 115.

Germany, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Glossary, 88.

Göttingen, Academy of, rule for indexing, 121.

Great Britain: copyright relations with U. S., 33, 53-57; public holidays in, 55. See also _England_.

Greek, personal names, arrangement of in index, 126.

Guatemala, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Guilds, rule for indexing, 120.

Half-title: place in volume, 88; described, 93. See also _Bastard-title_.

High-school books, rate of royalty paid on, 17.

Historical Societies, state, rule for indexing, 122.

Hoernen, Arnold Ther, first use of title-page by, 90.

Holiday, publication must not take place on public, 55. See _Canada_ and _England_.

Honduras, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Hours, religious, rule for indexing, 118.

Hungary, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Hyphened words, rule for indexing, 128.

_Ibn_, (Arabic), rule for indexing, 108.

Illustrations: for book, usually made for publisher, 80, 81; place in book for list of, 88, 92.

Imperial, English paper size, 96.

_In_ (_Im_), rule for indexing, 115.

Incomplete names, rule for indexing, 128.

Index: place in book of, 88; importance of, 98; author should prepare or examine manuscript of, 98, 99; qualifications of indexer, 98, 99; what to index, 100; plan of work to be made before starting to make, 101, 102; procedure, 102, 103; arrangement of references under entries, 104; arrangement of entries, 104, 105; specimens of, 106, 107; rules for indexing adjective headings, 105; Christian names, 108; surnames, 109-113; titles, 110-113; compound names, 113; surnames preceded by prefixes, 114, 115; geographical names, 115-117; epithets, 116; titles and degrees, 116, 117; parties and sects, 118; corporations, 118, 120; orders of knighthood, 118; colleges and professional schools, 119; libraries, 119; societies, 119, 128; alumni associations, 119; schools, 119, 120, 123; universities, 121, 122; libraries, museums, and galleries, 121-123; observatories, 121, 122; expositions, 122; state societies, 122; churches and religious bodies, 122, 123; monasteries and convents, 123; cathedrals, 123; banks, 123; associations, 123; buildings, 123; pseudonyms, 128; incomplete names, 128; numerals, 130; abbreviations, 130; arrangement of numerous similar headings, 124-130; alphabetical arrangement, 124-130.

International copyright, 53-57.

Introduction, place in book of, 88, 93.

Islands, rule for indexing, 115.

Isle, rule for indexing, 115.

Irish prefixes to surnames, rule for indexing, 115.

Italian prefixes to surnames, rules for indexing, 114, 115.

Italy, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Japan, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Kings, rules for indexing: names of, 108, 124; consorts of, 117.

Knight, rule for indexing wife of, 112.

Knighthood, orders of, rules for indexing, 118, 119.

Korea, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Lakes, rule for indexing, 115.

_La_, rules for indexing, 114, 115, 127.

Latin, personal names, arrangement of in index, 126.

_Le_, (_L'_, _Les_), rules for indexing, 114, 115, 127, 129.

League, the Authors'. See _Authors' League, the_.

Lectures: subject to copyright, 32, 36; copyright application form for, 47.

Leipzig, Academy of, rule for indexing, 121.

Libraries, rules for indexing: of colleges, 119, 121; national or local, 121; private, 123.

Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, British copyright depository, 55.

Limit notice: place in volume of, 88; described, 93.

Lisbon, Academy of, rule for indexing, 121.

Literary agent, the, value of services to author, 4, 63, 64.

Liturgies, rule for indexing, 118.

Luxemburg, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

_Mac_, (_M'_, _Mc_), rules for indexing, 115, 127.

_Mme._, rule for indexing, 130.

_Mlle._, rule for indexing, 130.

Madrid, Academy of, rule for indexing, 121.

Magazine, the, relations with contributors, 58-63.

Maid of honor, rule for indexing, 112.

Manifestoes, rule for indexing, 118.

Manuscript: offered competitively, 4; decision of "readers" upon, 6; requirements of publisher, 7; advice about submitting, 10, 61, 62; estimating number of words in, 10, 61, 67; postage rates on, 11, 61; delivery of, mentioned in contract, 20; preparation by author of, 67, 68.

Maps: subject to copyright, 32; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 48.

Marchioness, rule for indexing, 112.

Margins, of book, comments on, 71, 72, 96, 97.

Masonic orders, rule for indexing, 119.

Medium, English paper size, 95, 96.

Mexico, copyright relations between U. S. and, 33, 53.

Missals, rule for indexing, 118.

_Mr._, rule for indexing, 130.

_Mrs._, rule for indexing, 130.

Models: subject to copyright, 32; must bear notice of copyright, 34; copyright application form for, 48.

Monasteries, rule for indexing, 123.

_M._, rule for indexing, 130.

Motion-pictures. See _Moving-pictures_.

Moving-pictures: add new problems for publisher and author, 14, 24; rights, 14, 22, 24-28; returns from, 25; royalty basis advised for, 25, 26, 28; exchanges, 26, 27; trade conditions, 27; subject to copyright, 32, 37; how to secure copyright of, 40-42; copyright application form for, 48.

Mountains, rule for indexing, 115.

Museums, rules for indexing: national or local, 121; private, 123.