2C. Statements of responsibility relating to the edition

Contents:

2C1. General rule

2C1.1.

Transcribe a statement of responsibility relating to one or more editions, but not to all editions, of a given work following the edition statement if there is one. Such statements may include the reviser or illustrator of a new edition, or a corporate body responsible for a new edition. Follow the instructions in 1E for the transcription and punctuation of such statements of responsibility.

The second edition / with notes of various authors by Thomas Newton

2C1.2.

Do not, however, apply this provision to such statements that do not name or otherwise identify a person or corporate body.

The second edition revised and corrected

not

The second edition / revised and corrected

2C1.3.

In determining the extent of the edition statement and the beginning of the statement of responsibility relating to the edition, it may be necessary to take into account the layout, punctuation, and typography of the title page as well as the sense of the text. Such words as "Revised and enlarged," when appearing with the name of a person or body, might be transcribed either as part of the edition statement or as part of the statement of responsibility relating to the edition, depending on their presentation on the title page.

2C2. Transposition of statements of responsibility not relating to the edition

If a statement of responsibility appears after the edition statement, transpose it to the title and statement of responsibility area in all cases except when it clearly applies only to the edition being cataloged. Make a note to indicate this transposition.

An inquiry into the original state and formation of the earth : deduced from facts about the laws of nature / by John Whitehurst. -- The second edition, considerably enlarged, and illustrated with plates

Note: The statement "by John Whitehurst" appears on the t.p. after the edition statement

(Comment: Statement of responsibility applies to all editions.)

2C3. Phrases about notes, appendixes, etc.

2C3.1.

If there are phrases about notes, appendixes, and such supplementary matter and they apply to the edition in hand but not necessarily to all editions of the work, transcribe them as statements of responsibility relating to the edition only in the case when the phrase names or otherwise identifies a person or corporate body and appears in the same source as the edition statement.

The fourth edition / with a new epilogue by the author

Editio altera, ab innumeris erroribus emendata / huic editioni accessere Jacobi Bongarsii excerptiones chronologicae ad Justini historias accommodatae

2C3.2.

If the phrase does not name a person or corporate body, transcribe it as part of the edition statement proper or as part of the first statement of responsibility relating to the edition, as appropriate. Do not introduce the semicolon (as in 1E14.2) to separate such phrases from preceding statements of responsibility.

The fourth edition, with notes

A new edition / by Grace Webster, to which is added a life of the author

2C3.3.

If such phrases have been transposed from a position preceding the edition statement, provide details of the transposition in a note.

2C4. Statements of responsibility relating to the edition in more than one language or script

2C4.1.

If the publication has parallel edition statements (see 2B9) but a statement of responsibility relating to the edition in only one language or script, transcribe the statement of responsibility after all the edition statements.

2C4.2.

If the publication has parallel edition statements (see 2B9) and statements of responsibility relating to the edition in more than one language or script, transcribe each statement of responsibility after the edition statement to which it relates.

2C4.3.

Make a note to indicate the original position on the source of any transposed statements of responsibility.