Words into Type – May 13, 1974

Words into Type Paperback – May 13, 1974

Author: Visit Amazon's Marjorie E. Skillin Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0139642625 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Words into Type – May 13, 1974
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• Paperback: 585 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc.; 3rd Revised edition (May 13, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139642625
• ISBN-13: 978-0139642623
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.3 x 5.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Writing > Editing

Somebody who had read my review of Bryan A Garner's Modern American Usage, 2nd ed. (2003)--IMHO, the preeminent book on usage, per se--wrote me the other day asking about a good book on typographical style. I recommended Words into Type which I have used for many years. But as I prepared to write a review, I was amazed to learn that a new edition of this outstanding reference work is lacking.

What we have here is the Third Edition from 1974, the same book I have in front of me. Yet, so much has changed since 1974--including the invention and phenomenal growth of a little thing called the Internet--that a new and updated work is sorely needed. On the other hand, so much in terms of what is appropriate style in the publishing world has not changed, which means that this venerable and authoritative work remains a most valuable addition to anyone's library.

First, a note on "style" as used here and as understood in the publishing business. Style does not refer to what should more properly be called the writer's "mode of expression," nor does it refer to such things as elegance or flair in wordsmithing; and yet it does have something to do with "fashion" in terms of how words, numbers, and symbols appear on the pages of books, magazines, and newspapers. In this sense "style" refers to "the rules or customs of spelling, punctuation, and the like..." (from Random House Webster's College Dictionary).

Style should therefore be contrasted with and compared to usage and grammar. Indeed Words into Type includes in its pages plenty of advice on grammar and usage. Part V is devoted to "Use of Words" and Part VI to "Grammar.

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