The importance of proofing against printed texts

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by mikaelalind

And that is the problem I am having with a book I am proofreading. There is one word that have lost the first three letters. And the remaining four doesn't help. sigh.
And the book is out of print, and not even the royal library has it. Right now, I am tempted to leave the typo.

You could mention title, author & a few details about the passage; maybe someone reading this will have a copy & be able to scan the page for you.