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Pleasures of Design

- by Colin Banks and John Miles
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The contents can be very detailed ...

... or it can be combined with the title page.

The opening pages – Part 2

What goes where

Prelim pages in a book usually contain the following:
  • Half title: Title of the publication only. Right-hand (recto) page followed by a blank.
  • Title page: Title,author, illustrator (if any), publisher, date. Recto page.
  • Imprint: Bibliographical details including copyright. Left hand (verso) page, on the back of the title page.
  • Contents: Complete list of chapter or section titles, with page numbers. Usually starts on a recto page. Additional information such as summaries of chapters can be included but are best omitted if they make the contents occupy more than one page.
  • List of illustrations: Usually starts on a recto page but not always.
  • Introduction or Preface should, like Chapter 1, start on a recto page.

more ... Covers – Part 1

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