Philadelphia, PA: John W. Lea, 1927. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. John W. Lea, Philadelphia, PA 1927. Signed by Author on blank page with Presentation note. First Edition. 1st Printing. 91 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Brown cloth, gold gilt on top page ends. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Originally published in The Inland Printer, now printed witha new chapter on Technical Matters. Sparkling with gems for those who plan to enter journalism, proofreaders and copyholders. Contents: From Copyholder to Proofreader. How I Learned About the Commas. Commas, Concluded - And Then What?. Spellings - The Threefold Checking System. What is Most Important of All? The Applied Use of Brains. Divisions of Words. Technical Matters. Ends of Lines. Capitalization. Style. Little Pointers. Sand Enough to Win Out Anyhow. Signed Books on Books::Other 6386 6386

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Bookseller: BookScene (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 123834
Title: Tip-Offs for Proofreaders
Author: Cooper, H.B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition. 1st Printing.
Publisher: John W. Lea
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Date Published: 1927
Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall
Keywords: Signed Books on Books::Other
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