AR vs. typesetter (pure speculation) Re: How many dogs were there?


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Posted by Lyn on April 03, 2006 at 02:31:36 from 207.200.116.66 user LynMellone.

In Reply to: How many dogs were there? posted by Alan Hakim on March 25, 2006 at 18:48:23:

My copy is from the second impression, 1944. At a glance, AR's art would suggest an apostrophe between the "G" and "S." However, upon further examination, I can see how easily that little bit of white space could just as easily have been intended for part of the woodgrain.

In regard to the printed text, I would propose the following scenario:

1) AR consistently writes "Dogs'" in the running text
2) AR draws art for "Wet and Piebald in the Doorway" (knowing full well which way he intends it to look)
3) AR places in his manuscript the initial heading for the first page of Chapter IV: THE DOGS' HOME, agreeing with all running text
4) Typesetter slips up in transferring AR's chapter title to the running heads for the chapter pages: THE DOG'S HOME
5) Proofreader checks the text that refers to the words on the door - which has been specially set in all capital letters - against running header(s) within chapter
6) Proofreader marks text for door to agree with running chapter heads: THE DOG'S HOME
7) Finally, publisher creates Contents page, using the setting from the initial chapter page: THE DOGS' HOME

I may not be entirely clear about the division of labor and responsibility in publishing houses of the 1940's, but I think my scenario is, at the least, a logical possibility.


Here is a question from the ignorant: Is AR's original manuscript no longer extant?


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