Despite having been kidnapped twice, Farrell is a careful risk taker - trying to manage the threat in the many hostile environments his work has taken him.
Title pages were generally prepared last in the publication process, often without full authorial assent, and in the last-minute rush to press, mistakes were frequently made.
So if like me you are working at a computer a lot then make sure there are is no unnecessary paperwork, magazines etc around you which could distract you.