Is this new composition the immediate continuation of previous matter? Is the paging of the book or the numbering of the galley consecutive? Are the running titles, chapter headings, blank spaces at the heads of chapters, type for titles, and the more prominent features of composition according to written instructions and in the same style as the preceding pages? Is the signature at the foot of the first page correct?[1]
If the proof shows that the new matter is not the proper continuation of matter preceding, or if there is any important departure from the written instructions or from the style of preceding pages, the reader should at once notify the foreman, who will tell him whether he may proceed with the reading, or whether he shall order the faults or errors corrected before the reading. It will be safer to have the corrections made before reading, even if this added work causes what seems to be a waste of time.
The first proof of book matter is usually taken from the long galley on which the compositor puts his composition. The proof should be on thin and hard paper that will take a pen-mark. The print should be in tint more pale than dark, so that the reader can easily discern an imperfect type. Corrections written on soft paper with a lead-pencil
- ↑ A book or pamphlet form of more than one sheet should have a proper signature in place directed by the publisher before the page reading. It is a mistake to read matter that has the not been fully prepared, for one neglect leads to another
