Book design means. Modern books are paginated consecutively, and all pages are counted in the pagination whether or not the numbers appear. The page number, or folio, is most commonly found at the top of the page, flush left verso, flush right recto. The folio may also be printed at the bottom of the page, and in that location it is called a drop folio. Drop folios usually appear either centered on each page or flush left verso and flush right recto. Front matter (or preliminaries; shortened to "prelims") comprises the first section of a book, and is usually the smallest section
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