Vincent Starrett, coverboy
Magazines have changed a lot over the decades, but there's one sales gimmick that has remained: Putting something on the cover that will make you pick up that issue. Vincent Starrett was a writer whose name sold magazines. Here are a few examples.
Read MoreRiding 'The Wave': Vincent Starrett's little literary magazine
As the wave of experimental little literary magazines was coming to an end, Vincent Starrett entered with his own contribution.
Read More"Dear Mother — "
How an inscribed volume of Starrett's poems brings both elation and sadness.
Read MoreThe Sherlockian world's most famous bookplate, Part 2
Tracing the history of an iconic Sherlock Holmes image.
Read MoreThe Sherlockian world's most famous bookplate, Part 1
How a bookplate created in 1931 became an iconic image of Sherlock Holmes.
Read More'Here, then is the one book for the Sherlock Holmes fan.'
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a classic. Did contemporary reviewers know this? Here's what three had to say.
Read MoreFound and lost: The manuscript of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Wanted: Information on the hand-corrected chapters of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
Read MoreVincent Starrett's little limerick and how it helped win WW II
There once was a poet from Chicago . . . .
Read More1942: Poet and Patriot
Vincent Starrett shows an unusual side of his writing talents as war comes to America.
Read MoreIrving S. Cutter: Lost Baker Street Irregular or Found Hound?
The tale of a Chicago doctor, writer and book collector and his curious relationship to Starrett and the Baker Street Irregulars.
Read MoreThe tiny Starrett, Part 2
The big and little story behind Starrett's Oriental Encounters.
Read MoreThe tiny Starrett, Part 1
Miniature books are fun. Yes, they are hard to handle, difficult to display and impossible to comfortably read, but they're fun. Or something.
Read More"Endorsed/Vincent Starrett/His Mark"
Starrett leaves his mark on Chicago Murders.
Read MoreThe 'Starrett Smiley,' and other curious features of his signature
The first of a two-part post on the many curious and wonderful autographs left behind by Vincent Starrett.
Read MoreA Modern Book of Wonders: A forgotten Starrett book
"Your adventures in a modern wonderland."
Read MoreAfter a few months, a few thoughts
After more than two month's of postings, it is a good time to pause and look ahead.
Read MoreStarrett earns a Gold Seal from the Inky
When Philadelphia's leading newspaper needed readers in the 1940s, the works of popular mystery writers like Vincent Starrett were called in to help.
Read MoreVincent Starrett in Portrait and Profile: The 1920s
A look at a few photographs and sketches showing Vincent Starrett in the 1920s.
Read MoreSo, you want to collect books by Vincent Starrett?
Putting together your own collection of Vincent Starrett's works is easy. Just grab a whole sack of money and head to your favorite local used book dealer. Or, you can do it the hard way, and spend 30 years gathering up items book by book.
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