Robert E Garst Editor (1 results)
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Published by The New York Times, New York, NY 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.100POCKETS
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None (As Issued?). Revised Edition. Text/NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed maroon linen boards/Fine. DJ/None (as Issued?) PO name to hardcover verso. First published 1950; this is the Revised 1956 edition, edited by Robert Garst. Basic reference/guide (not definitive) for staff (writer…s, editors & printers). Compilation of self-imposed standards towards clarity & uniformity, while exempting paid advertisements. 102 pgs, topics covered: a, Proofreader's Marks; b, Abbreviations & Figures; c, Capitalization; d, Compound Words; e, Prefixes & Suffixes; f, Punctuation; g, Spelling (based on Webster's New Internat'l Dictionary); h, Typographical Styles; and, i, Word Divisions. A historical record of some 70 years past of evolving standards in the use of language by press & media.
