Showcase #22, production defect or poorly done trim job?

[Hero Restoration]

This book has been previously restored professional judging from the quality of the repairs, and came to me to fix some damage it suffered.

 

With the cover off, looking at the inside I notice the top edge of both front and back cover do not look right. Towards the outside edges, and near the spine, the top edge is lower, could this be a production defect?

 

I reversed the back cover so you can compare where the cuts are. The ones by the spine seem to line up, but not so sure about the ones near the outer edge.

 

[oakman29]

Hard to tell with a scan,does it like it to you?

If it looks like a duck,and qwacks like a duck......

[TC33]

Looks like a trim job to me.

[Timely]

Looks trimmed to me based on those pics.

[Sal]

Wouldn't the overspray have been on the back cover, as well? Seems like that bit had been trimmed off.