STYLE BOOK OF THE NEW YORK TIMES (Revised Edition)
by Robert E. Garst (Editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York, NY: The New York Times, 1956. Revised Edition . Hardcover. New/None (As Issued?). 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 (writers, 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.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001091
- Title
- STYLE BOOK OF THE NEW YORK TIMES (Revised Edition)
- Author
- Robert E. Garst (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- None (As Issued?)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- The New York Times
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Manual/Handbook/Reference/New York Times/Writing Style
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- Reference/Resource; Journalism/Documentary;
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