THE BACK ROOM

Madden, Joe (Markee)

Published by Privately Printed (1937), No-place, 1937

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First edition. Second collection of essays by the "saloonkeeper" profiled in The New Yorker by Joseph Mitchell. INSCRIBED BY MADDEN on the front endpaper, as most copies seem to be. Page top edges foxed and unavoidable offset from binding to pastedowns otherwise near fine in very good to near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.

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Title
THE BACK ROOM
Author
Madden, Joe (Markee)
Publisher
Privately Printed (1937), No-place
Publication year
1937
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Signed
Signed
Edition
First Edition.
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