So, I have a problem, and it has led me to own several copies of TDTCB in various editions. I will be posting pictures of what appear to be shoddy printing errors. To me, it just looks like they did a terrible job. There are weird marks and issues that I have never seen before, and they look like the printer's fault.
Some of them are difficult to see since I don't make much of a camera but I'll summarize what is there.
The first several look like some residue got splashed onto the page. Mind you each one is from a different book, two of which are 1st edition 2nd print Hardcovers, and one isa 1st edition large print paperback. At first, I thought someone had just spilled something on the pages, but now that I have seen almost identical marks on nearly all of my copies, it seems likely that it was Overlook's fault. I got these books from different sellers, some brick-and-mortar places, some online (ebay, abe, etc.), and certainly all from different companies.
The next one, with the side of the books, show that about two-thirds of the way through the book, the pages no longer line up with the rest, and stick out a bit. Is it a lot? No, not really, but its noticeable, and again its not really something that I see in other hardcover books. Its in exactly the same place in all 4 copies, including my 1st/1st and my 1st/2nds (only 2 shown, would have been redundant).
The other two are difficult to see, but they are faint markings, similar in color to the above errors, but much fainter. They occur throughout the book, in every copy, and it really just makes them look sloppy. They are in every HC copy of TDTCB that I have.
Has anyone seen other books this poorly done? I haven't but that doesn't mean its not common. I was curious is anyone else had encountered similar marks