STOPS: A Handbook for Those Who Know Their Punctuation and for Those Who Aren't Quite Sure (possible uncorrected proof) by Robert M. Gay (First Edition) (1941)

Robert M. Gay

Published by Bread Loaf Printers, Bread Loaf, VT, 1941

About this Item

THIS unusual booklet, dated 1941, appears to be hand-assembled from hand-typed, hand-colored, print, mirrors the 1940 published edition by Robert M. Gay (without any preface or index). The book gathers quotations from various famous authors to illustrate how punctuation works in real writing. While THIS booklet is NOT the complete text of the 1940 printed book, the numbered pages included have HAND-INKED punctuation marks (see photos). Spacing of page titles shifts from left to right / right to left on several pages. Pages 1, 2, 3 (spelling error/correction), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 (title punctuation shift) , 9 (out of sequence, title punctuation shift), 12, 13 (title punctuation shift), 14, 15 (title punctuation shift), 16, 17 (title punctuation shift), 18, 19, 20, 21, are included in this hand-bound and neatly stapled booklet. The spacing of words, and hyphenation, differ from the original, possibly indicating this was to be part of the REVISED edition of STOPS from Middlebury College Press (second printing was also dated 1941). The imprint of the Bread Loaf press began in 1920 with the creation of the Bread Loaf School of English, until the 1960s, when the original presses were removed. As this volume was sourced from the collection of Harry Nash, Jr (former co-owner of DoraLynn Books, in Madeira Beach, FL), we believe it is an authentic, one-off, possible partial uncorrected proof, from Middlebury Press. Bread Loaf is an unincorporated community within the town of Ripton in Addison County, Vermont, USA. Softcover edition. 20 pages. Dimensions: 8" by 10.5". Published by Bread Loaf Printers, Bread Loaf, VT. 1st printing, 1941. Natural binding. Cover defect(s): Some fading. Slight corner/edge damage. Page defect(s): Light foxing. 0.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Language / Vermont / Uncorrecterd Proof / English.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: STOPS: A Handbook for Those Who Know Their Punctuation and for Those Who Aren't Quite Sure (possible uncorrected proof) by Robert M. Gay (First Edition) (1941)
• Publisher: Bread Loaf Printers, Bread Loaf, VT
• Publication Date: 1941
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.5 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Uncorrected Proofs
  • Vermont
  • English