Errata

Errors that have escaped both the author and the printer’s reader, generally printed in small type, sometimes being placed at the end and sometimes at the beginning of the book. As they are a sign of carelessness somewhere, the errata should never be prominent. Such errors are generally the fault of the author, who does not take the trouble to write out his copy legibly; and when he has a proof sent to him for correction, passes over what he ought to notice. The errata page is seldom now seen in a book printed in a good house.