Hand-book of punctuation

WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CAPITALIZATION, LETTER-WRITING, AND PROOF-READING,
BY W. J. COCKER, A. M.
A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, Chicago, and New Orleans. 1878.

Copyright, 1878, by W. J. Cocker.

As the pronunciation of words is determined by the usage of the best speakers, so, in a great measure, the punctuation of sentences is based on the usage of the best writers. Recognizing this fact, the author has aimed,—
1. To state such general rules as are recognized by most writers of good English.
2. To illustrate these rules by examples taken from many of our best English classics.
3. To give some of the differences in usage that exist even among the best of writers.