Word Shadows of the Great: The Lure of Autograph Collecting by Thomas F. Madigan, with 49 reproductions in half-tone and twelve in line; Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1930; hard cover; book condition is near fine; limited edition collector's edition, 'Printed on Kingsley India laid paper Limited to 300 signed and numbered Copies, of which this is Number 238' signed by Madigan under the print; signed letter from the Private Secretary on State of Ohio letterhead dated 1859 pasted on the ffep; tan cover boards with gilt title on spine; boards and binding are strong and tight; inside pages are bright and clean; 300 pages including index.