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in the texts here published are those of Marx (but see above, under i).On the other hand, apart from Marx’s texts, that is, in the Introduction,in the notes to the texts, and in the bibliographic section,editorial insertions in the texts and references, etc., have been madeby square and round brackets.3. Departures from Marx’s forms have been noted in reference to theMorgan, Maine and Lubbock texts. This is the case also regardingthat of Phear, save that, for reasons given in the editorial note to thePhear text, certain terms of Indie or of so-called Anglo-Indianprovenience have been given uniform renderings without furtherannotation.4. Paragraphing, spacing, and page format have been reproduced asMarx set them out, within the limitations noted above.5. Alternative readings and difficult or illegible parts of the manuscriptsare indicated in the notes to each text.6. The text in the modern languages, which are chiefly German andEnglish, has been left without substantive change, save as notedabove. Citations from Greek and Latin authors of classical antiquityhave likewise been left in their original form in the text, save wheresubsequent editions of the classical works have proposed changes ofthe forms in which Morgan, Maine, or Marx left them. Where thematter concerns other than a formal difference, and where it has somesignificance attached to it, this has been noted, but not in the casesof mere variations of form. These classical citations have likewisebeen translated into English in the notes to the texts. The citationsand translations have been checked against some standard currentedition, in most cases that of the Loeb Classical Library. In the caseof Aristotle they have been checked against the edition of W. D. Ross.7. References to Marx’s text in the Introduction and Notes are by pagenumber, following his sequence in the mss., which is indicated onthe left margin of the page.8. Underlinings, marginal and interpolated lines are reproduced fromthe manuscript insofar as it is feasible to do so.9. The reproduction of the form of Marx’s bibliographic notes fromExcerpt Notebook B 146 (see above, Introduction, note 15) isdiscussed in the Notes appended to that bibliographic section.10. Spelling of words has been left in the form that Marx gave, eventhough contemporary practice has since been changed, e.g., Theil,commandirt, Etablirung. Grammatical and syntactic constructionshave been reproduced unchanged, likewise, unless noted otherwise,for these matters concern Marx’s peculiar and characteristic shiftsfrom German to English and vice versa. No attempt has been madeto standardize differences between spelling practices in England andAmerica (e.g., ‘civilisation’, ‘civilization’); Marx accorded with either92