diff --git a/doc/emacs/back.texi b/doc/emacs/back.texi
index 549e0e925e1..ae0121e1a88 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/back.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/back.texi
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 @sp 1
 
 @quotation
-GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor}; over the years, it
-has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment},
+GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor;} over the years, it
+has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment,}
 impressing programmers with its integrated debugging and
 project-management features.  It is also a multi-lingual word
 processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Features include:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages}, including C,
+Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages,} including C,
 C@t{++}, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Objective C, Pascal, Perl,
 and Scheme.
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows/DOS, and VMS
 systems.
 
 @item
-Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages},
+Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages,}
 including Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
 Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages.
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ editing modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
 @strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
 
 @item
-Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs}.
+Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs.}
 
 @item
 Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
@@ -74,26 +74,25 @@ And much more!
 @end itemize
 @end itemize
 
+Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
+languages, and this nineteenth edition of the manual picks up where
+that tutorial ends.  It explains the full range of the power of Emacs,
+now up to @strong[version 27.2,} and contains reference material
+useful to expert users.  It also includes appendices with specific
+material about X and GTK resources, and with details for users of
+macOS and Microsoft Windows.
+
 And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
 contains games to play.
 
-Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
-languages, and this manual picks up where that tutorial ends.  It
-explains the full range of the power of Emacs, now up to @strong{version
-27.2}, and contains reference material useful to expert users.  It
-also includes appendices with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of macOS and Microsoft Windows.
+@strong{About the original and principal author:}
 
-Appendices are included, with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of Macintosh and Microsoft OS.
-
-@strong{About the original and principal Author:}
-
-Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1975 and wrote GNU
+Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1976 and wrote GNU
 Emacs in 1984/85.  He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
 MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
-Pioneer award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as
-well as several honorary doctorates.
+Pioneer award, the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, and
+the ACM Software and System Award, as well as several doctorates
+honoris causa.
 @end quotation
 
 @hfil
diff --git a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
index 17fccee1359..20e23ca2bf8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Manual}
 @sp 5
-@center @value{EDITION} Edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
+@center @value{EDITION} edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
 @sp 5
 
 @center by Richard M.@: Stallman et al.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index c895b0101eb..d2011ebf974 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA @*
 ISBN 978-0-9831592-8-5
 
 @sp 2
-Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by Matt Lee.
+Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by FSF staff.
 
 @end titlepage
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mule.texi b/doc/emacs/mule.texi
index 922eec7426e..22b3677b5b0 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mule.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mule.texi
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ characters in the range @code{#x0080..#x00FF}.
 @cindex font of character at point
 @cindex text properties at point
 @cindex face at point
-  With a prefix argument (@kbd{C-u C-x =}), this command displays a
-detailed description of the character in a window:
+@findex describe-char
+  With a prefix argument (@kbd{C-u C-x =}), this command additionally
+calls the command @code{describe-char}, which displays a detailed
+description of the character:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
diff --git a/doc/lispref/lists.texi b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
index 2805b1f5fdc..ac99835f7b3 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ through a simple example:
 (let-alist colors
   (if (eq .rose 'red)
       .lily))
-=> white
+     @result{} white
 @end lisp
 
 The @var{body} is inspected at compilation time, and only the symbols
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ Nested association lists is supported:
 (let-alist colors
   (if (eq .rose 'red)
       .lily.belladonna))
-=> yellow
+     @result{} yellow
 @end lisp
 
 Nesting @code{let-alist} inside each other is allowed, but the code in
diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index 059f31e514b..9adfafacaa5 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ DEFUN ("condition-variable-p", Fcondition_variable_p, Scondition_variable_p,
 /* Extract and set components of lists.  */
 
 DEFUN ("car", Fcar, Scar, 1, 1, 0,
-       doc: /* Return the car of LIST.  If arg is nil, return nil.
-Error if arg is not nil and not a cons cell.  See also `car-safe'.
+       doc: /* Return the car of LIST.  If LIST is nil, return nil.
+Error if LIST is not nil and not a cons cell.  See also `car-safe'.
 
 See Info node `(elisp)Cons Cells' for a discussion of related basic
 Lisp concepts such as car, cdr, cons cell and list.  */)
@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ DEFUN ("car-safe", Fcar_safe, Scar_safe, 1, 1, 0,
 }
 
 DEFUN ("cdr", Fcdr, Scdr, 1, 1, 0,
-       doc: /* Return the cdr of LIST.  If arg is nil, return nil.
-Error if arg is not nil and not a cons cell.  See also `cdr-safe'.
+       doc: /* Return the cdr of LIST.  If LIST is nil, return nil.
+Error if LIST is not nil and not a cons cell.  See also `cdr-safe'.
 
 See Info node `(elisp)Cons Cells' for a discussion of related basic
 Lisp concepts such as cdr, car, cons cell and list.  */)