A signature mark is a letter, number or combination of either or both, which is printed at the bottom of the first page, or leaf, of a signature or section. This practice is to ensure that the bookbinder can order the pages and sections in the correct order. Often the letters of the Latin alphabet have been used, though many American bookbinders do not use signature marks at all.
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“The childless experts on child raising also bring tears of laughter to my eyes when they say, “I love children because they’re so honest.” There is not an agent in the CIA or the KGB who knows how to conceal the theft of food, how to fake being asleep, or how to forge a parent’s signature like a child.”
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