Random Bold Font in Amaranthine's Catch-22

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Random Bold Font in Amaranthine's Catch-22

1ultrarightist
Nov 2, 12:38 pm

I received my copy of the Essential Edition of Amaranthine's Catch-22. I noticed that random text throughout the book is printed in bold font. Has anyone else noticed this in their copy (of any of the Amaranthine editions)? I checked a few instances of bold font text against my Folio Society copy of Catch-22, and none of the same text in the latter is bold.

Also, many of the pages in my book are wavy. Does anyone else's copy have wavy paper?

2ultrarightist
Nov 2, 1:13 pm

Examples of the bold font text are on pages 216, 244, 316, and 352. There are others. I'm wondering if the bold font text corresponds to the illustrations?

3willraven
Edited: Nov 2, 3:18 pm

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4MobyRichard
Edited: Nov 2, 3:48 pm

>1 ultrarightist:

I've had that a few times with fine press books. Some of the finer papers seem more sensitive to humidity changes. Most of the time the waviness went away. I've also seen it happen seasonally with some books.

5housefulofpaper
Nov 2, 4:00 pm

>2 ultrarightist:
I'm wondering if the bold font text corresponds to the illustrations?

It does in their edition of Dracula.

6elenchus
Nov 2, 4:06 pm

>2 ultrarightist:
>5 housefulofpaper:

Clever: simple and effective.

7NathanOv
Nov 2, 4:14 pm

>6 elenchus: Good concept, but if it's not immediately apparent what the bolding is for, then it really ought to be called out somewhere in the book - even just a parenthetical or footnote on the first instance would have helped it make more sense.

8Chemren
Nov 3, 7:06 am

>1 ultrarightist: My Essential Edition also has wavy paper. It doesn't particularly bother me, but I did note it on arrival.

9antinous_in_london
Edited: Nov 3, 8:54 pm

>2 ultrarightist: Both questions have been raised & responded to by the publisher in the existing Amaranthine thread previously, so anyone seeking answers can find them there.