2C. Statements of responsibility relating to the edition
2C1. 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 1G for the transcription and punctuation of such statements of responsibility. Example 1
Do not, however, apply this provision to such statements that do not name a person or corporate body. Example 2
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. When 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. Example
2C3. If there are phrases about notes, appendices, 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. Example 1
When 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 1G14 ) to separate such phrases from preceding statements of responsibility. Example 2
If such phrases have been transposed from a position preceding the edition statement, make a note if desired to indicate this transposition.
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