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Words into Type

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ISBN-10: 0139642625

ISBN-13: 9780139642623

Edition: 3rd 1974 (Revised)

Authors: M. Skillin, R. Gay

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Description:

Details steps involved in publishing a book and provides a guide to usage.
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Book details

List price: $63.25
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 5/3/1974
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English

Preface
Manuscript
Technicalities of Form
Physical Form
Final Reading of the Manuscript
Author's Alterations
Editorial Marks
Style
Topical Heads
Excerpts
Footnotes
Tables
Bibliographies
Illustrations
Special Responsibilities of the Book Writer
Front Matter
Back Matter
Legal Areas of Particular Concern to the Author
The Copyright Law
Libel
The Right of Privacy
Copy and Proof
Workers on Copy and Proof
The Editor
Editor or Copy Editor
The Production Department
Layout
Front Matter
Back Matter
Work on Proof
Galley Proofs
Page Proofs
Indexes
Indexes by Names
Compiling a Dictionary-Style Index
Alphabetical Order
Typography of Indexes
Copy-Editing Style
Style
Abbreviations
Symbols and Signs
Numbers
Italics
Capitalization
Capitals to Mark Beginnings
Titles, Headings, Legends
Proper Nouns and Adjectives
Punctuation
Semicolon
Comma
Em Dash
En Dash
Two-Em Dash
Parentheses
Brackets
Quotation Marks
Apostrophe
Hyphen
Points of Ellipsis
Compound Words
Division of Words
Typographical Style
Elements of Typographical Style
Leading
Spacing
Indention
Problems of Typographical Style
Headings
Initials
Synopses
Epigraphical Quotations
Excerpts
Footnotes
Tables
Number columns
Tables without figures
Ditto marks
Captions
Column heads or boxheads
Captions and Legends
Bibliographies
Details of Page Makeup
Typography of Various Forms
Fiction
Poetry
Plays
Writings on Religion
Letters
Legal Writing
Mathematical and Scientific Writing
Composition of Foreign Languages
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Classic Greek
Hebrew
Italian
Latin
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Phonetics
Grammar
Verbs
Voice
Mood
Tense
Auxiliaries
Agreement
Nouns
Number
Possessive Case
Pronouns
Case
Antecedents
Adjectives and Adverbs
Articles
Indefinite Articles
Definite Article
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Correlative Conjunctions
Prepositions
Sentence Structure
Position of Modifiers
Omissions
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Use of Words
Wordiness
Trite Expressions
Appropriateness
The Right Preposition
Words Likely to be Misused or Confused
Spelling
The "EI" or "IE" Difficulty
Forming Derivatives by Adding Suffixes
Troublesome Suffixes
Formation of Plurals
Formation of the Possessive Case
Ordinary Words that Cause Troble
Foreign Words and Phrases
Bibliography for Parts V and VI
Book Publishers
Typography and Illustration
The Size of the Book
Casting Off
Trim Size
Type Page
The Mechanics of Composition
Hot Metal Composition
Type
Type Measurement
Classification of Typefaces
Choice of Size and Face
Computing the Length in Type
Typesetting
Cold Type Composition
Photocomposition or Phototypesetting
Sample Pages
Proofs
The Mechanics of Printing
Letterpress
Offset Lithography or Photo-Offset
Illustrations
Paper
Book Sizes
Binding
Bibliography
Glossary of Printing and Allied Terms
Index