New York: Stokes, 1930. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Inscribed by Madigan to John T. Winterich - editor of Colophon and an important authority on book collecting, on half title page and dated 4/21/30. Jacket shows moderate to heavy wear at edges with some tears and chipping. Binding is tight and textblock is clean Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Signed by Author. Inventory No: 034427.

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Bookseller: Pazzo Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 034427
Title: Word Shadows of the Great: The Lure of Autograph Collecting
Author: Madigan, Thomas F
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stokes
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: NOISBN

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For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...