Unread messages no longer bold...

I've just noticed that even though I have the Preference option ticked, my unread emails are no longer shown bold.
Is there a way to recover this option? Can the Mail program be rebuilt? Currently I don't have any backup, unfortunately.

'Try setting it in Terminal.'
Tried that but unhappily still no bold :o(
I took screen shots of all the settings in my two mail accounts, and saved and then deleted my .plist file, opened Mail and configured my accounts, checking with the screen shots. When I finish the first account and press 'create' I get this message...
Mail found an existing mailbox named Outbox; this mailbox is reserved for Mail.
Your mailbox has been renamed to “Delivered”.
There is no Outbox mailbox showing normally in my Mail.
Then Mail opens with all my notes in the Inbox (which is not how my original preference is set), no emails in the Inbox, and a new Mailbox created called 'Delivered'. No emails in the Sent folder either. No emails anywhere. Only all my Notes!
It seems like something is badly wrong with my Mail.
So I restore the original .plist and get my emails back.
I think I will have to give up and settle for no bold on unread emails!
Message was edited by: peterrobbo

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