Sherlock Holmes novel and short story set 1993 contain angled text layout, anyone else has this issu

Recently purchased a complete set of Sherlock Holmes novel and short story set 1993. I was very happy about it until I find out some pages in books I checked has text lay out with a slight angle. The text in book is suppose to lay out parallel to the bottom or top edge. But those pages I saw has about 170 degree angle instead of 180. You have to turn head slightly to left or right or your eyes feel weird looking at them.
Considering its not cheap to buy those books (over $200) second hand. I wanted to check and see if any other owner of these two sets had a similar issue. In other words, are the set i bought factory defect or it happen to all other sets printed same year? I wanted to get refund if its just this set has issue, although the seller did say no return. But since the book is not really same as described, I'd like to check with him the possibility.
Just don't want to spend this much money to get collectable book which end up to be defect and might value much less.
Thanks for any inputs!

Name the volumes and pages and I will look at my set and compare notes.

If a refund is not allowed for an item with defects not described prior to purchase, then you are buying from the wrong dealer. He can say "no returns", but this doesn't mean he can send out defective merchandise without identifying it as such first. You should be able to get a refund if the dealer is legitimate.

Os.

Re #3: Amen. On another thread I mentioned paying a phenomenal price for a copy of T.E.Lawrence's translation of The Odyssey, only to find when I opened it that 2 pages were blank at the climactic scene (when Odysseus "bends and strings that mighty bow," and shoots the arrow through the axes). The seller took a "no returns" attitude that I'm sure he would have resented mightily, had the shoe (or Malay Boot, in this case) been on the other foot.

If you bought this defective book online with a credit card, your credit card company should support you returning it for a refund. Call them and ask the procedure, but usually you mail the item back with proof of delivery (I get signature confirmation). When you can prove the seller has the item in his hands, you usually get your money back.

appaloosaman:
For example, "The sign of four" start with page 15, 19, 20, 21 and many other pages pretty much through out the book. The pages on left side, you need to turn head to the right 15 degree. right side page, need to turn head left 15 degree or so to have eye lay horizontal with the text lines.
I notice this happen to few other books in the set as well. Haven't had chance to flip through all 9 of them one page at a time yet.
Unless someone tell me this is a design or a old style way of layout, I consider them as defect. Maybe I just don't know much about old style of printing ....

I contacted the seller, he said this kind things happen sometimes to collectable book..he had book from good publisher that repeat 20+ pages in printing...I am not sure if he meant I should be ok with it follow his example...personaly, if I got a book like his, I would try to exchange it.
He also said I must use the same fast shipping method he used and pay for return postage ($29). So I would be $60 out pocket at the end if I were to return it, and I don't get the book. This is very depressing. Now I almost hope it was printed by design or something @.@~

Re #6: Tell us his name Calicat so we will be sure not to patronize him!

Re # 6 - I am in Birmingham at the moment - I'll take a look at mine when I get back home on Friday.

It is not an old style of printing but a binding fault! Obviously the pages were not set square in the press.

I've looked at my copy of "The Sign of Four". Some of the pages are printed slightly crooked. For example on page 15 the right-hand margin between the text and the edge of the paper is 31 mm wide at the top and 30 mm at the bottom. But that is less than half a degree out. I doubt that I would have noticed it if CaliCat hadn't raised the question.

CaliCat: Do you really mean 15 degrees? That's enough to take the printed area off the edge of the page.