It is plainly nothing to do with driving on any side of the road, since all
the titles of American books on my shelves read down just like the English
ones, but all French, German and Italian books (even if printed in English)
read up.
mcd
> I wonder if there is any connexion with driving on the right side
> versus driving on the left side (British versus American practice).
> I collect a series called Tourist Library, put out by the Japanese in
> English, both to aid the tourist and for propaganda purposes. Before
> and during the war, spine titles read up; after the war they read
> down. Was this the influence of the American Occupation?
> John B. Thomas, III
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