All rights reserved

All rights reserved is the legal publishing notice that reserves control over the reproduction of the book. In this edition, it appears alongside a 1970 copyright statement identifying Charles Scribner's Sons and is followed by a specific restriction on copying any part of the book without permission.

Wording and Legal Function

The notice begins with the declaration that all rights are reserved, then specifies that no part of the book may be reproduced in any form without permission. Its function is therefore broader than a simple ownership label: it states a general reservation of rights and connects that reservation to a concrete prohibition against unauthorized reproduction.

Rights Holder and Publication Context

The surrounding copyright material attributes the 1970 copyright to Charles Scribner's Sons. The notice names that company again as the party whose permission is required, making the rights holder and the permission-granting authority the same named publisher.

Relation to the Book's Text

Unlike the surrounding narrative, which presents Robert Cohn's family history, marriage, divorce, literary work, and life in Europe, All rights reserved belongs to the book's legal and material frame. It governs how the physical or printed work may be copied rather than describing a character, event, or fictional relationship.

Significance

The notice marks the boundary between the book as a literary text and the book as a protected publication. By placing the reservation before the narrative material, the edition establishes that access to the story does not imply permission to reproduce it; reproduction remains subject to the rights holder's authorization.