John Smith, A. M., D. D., Ph. D., L. H. D., D. C. L., LL. D. is by no means impossible.
In such a case the titles become much more prominent than the name and the page is disfigured by the spotty appearance of the text. Small capitals may sometimes be used with good effect in such a case but this should not be done without obtaining proper permission.
The difficulty of handling these long and numerous titles in the composition of title pages is sometimes considerable. Three methods of dealing with the difficulty are open.
a. The honorary titles may be put in capitals regardless of the unsightly appearance of the line.
b. The honorary titles may be put in a small size of the same face and justified in the line. This lessens the undue prominence of the titles, but puts the line out of balance.
c. The honorary titles may be put in a separate line, or lines, below the name, set in small type, and spelled out in full. It is not necessary to capitalize jr. and sr. in lower-case text matter unless so desired by the author.
In compound titles capitalize each word if it would be capitalized separately.
Major General Leonard Wood,
Chief Justice Taney,
Commander-in-Chief Field
Marshal Sir John French.
38. Names of things personified.
Nature, Vice, Thrift, and the like.