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1) Go ahead, proof it!

Author

Sullivan, K. D

Publisher

Barron's Educational Series

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

2) Handbook for proofreading

Author

Anderson, Laura Killen

Publisher

VGM Career Horizons

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

3) McGraw-Hill's proofreading handbook

Author

Anderson, Laura Killen

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

4) ... Proofreading, the technical phases of the proof-reader's work: reading, marking, revising, etc.; methods of handling proofs and copy

Author

Levitas, Arnold

Series

Typographic technical series for apprentices. Pt. v1 ; 39

Publisher

Pub. by the Committee on education, United typothetae of America

Pub. Date

1918.

Language

English

5) The art of proof-reading and the printer's craft

Author

Vizetelly, Frank H

Series

Bulletin ; 1

Publisher

[Academy Press]

Pub. Date

[1926]

Language

English

6) Manuel pratique et bibliographique du correcteur

Author

Leforestier, J. P. M

Publisher

Maison Quantin

Pub. Date

1890.

Language

Français

7) The elements of style

Author

Strunk, William

Series

Dover Language Guides

Language

English

Description

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"The Elements of Style has been restored to the world of letters because of its tested usefulness in helping people to write effectively and well. Mr. White has judiciously revised the book and has contributed a final chapter that seeks to lead the reader beyond mere correctness toward distinction in English style. This part of the book is concerned with attitudes in writing, with Mr. White's personal list of "do's" and "don'ts" and with style as...

8) Sharpen your good grammar skills

Author

Roy, Jennifer Rozines

Series

Sharpen your writing skills

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

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"Discover why grammar is important, the parts of speech, the simple sentence, and the importance of punctuation and proofreading"--Provided by publisher.

9) Proofreading and punctuation

Author

Smith, Adele Millicent

Publisher

Ad_ele Millicent Smith

Pub. Date

[1902]

Language

English

10) Printers' proofs: the methods by which they are made, marked, and corrected, with observations on proofreading, illustrated

Author

Jahn, Hugo

Series

Typographical technical series for apprentices ; pt. II, no. 17

Publisher

Pub. by the Committee on education United Typothetae of America

Pub. Date

1925.

Language

English

11) Proofreading and copy-preparation: a textbook for the graphic arts industry

Author

Lasky, Joseph

Publisher

Mentor Press

Pub. Date

1941.

Language

English

12) The history of the siege of Lisbon

Author

Saramago, Jose

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

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Raimundo Silva is a middle-aged, celibate clerk, proofing manuscripts for a respectable publishing house. Fluent in Portuguese, he has been assigned to work on a standard history of the country, and the twelfth-century king who laid siege to Lisbon. In a moment of subversive daring, Raimundo decides to change just one single word of text-a capricious revision that completely undoes the past. When discovered, his insolent disregard for facts appalls...