Page (paper) from an earlier meaning "to create a row of vines that form a rectangle." The Latin word "pagina" derives from the verb "pangere," which means to stake out boundaries when planting vineyards. In a book, the side of a leaf one reads first is called the recto page, and the back side of that leaf is called the verso page. In a spread, one reads the verso page first and then reads the recto page of the next leaf. In English-language books, the recto page is on the right and the verso page is on the left. By modern convention,
The Prehistory of The Far Side front and back covers. The next section shows a handful of cartoons that his editors rejected (or, in a few cases, that he never even bothered submitting), usually because they were considered in poor taste. Larson responds to everyone who's taken the trouble to complain, with a large print of a boy making a face. Larson presents a gallery of his own personal favorite "Far Side" cartoons. "I contemplated making this last section a collection of what I consider the "lousiest" cartoons I've ever drawn, but space was limited." The Prehistory of The Far Side The Prehistory of The Far