Studies in Starrett

Studies in Starrett

An exploration of the works of Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

(October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974)

Curated by Ray Betzner
Original content owned and copyrighted by Ray Betzner

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A lifetime with catalogues

September 21, 2019 by Ray Betzner

Those single-minded book collectors

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September 21, 2019 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Ben Abramson, Argus Books, Fashions in Fiction, The Observer, Oppenheim's, Gene Markey, Walt Whitman, Et Cetera, John Doctoroff, "Limited Editions", Covici Friede, Reedy's Mirror, Ebony Flame, Flame and Dust, An Essay on Limited Editions, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, R. Gerald McMurtry, Books Alive, Chicago Sunday Tribune, Lincoln Herald
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Books and Bipeds: Starrett at his best

September 24, 2016 by Ray Betzner

Why Books and Bipeds deserves a place on your shelf.

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September 24, 2016 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Ben Abramson, Argus Books, Books and Bipeds, Nova 57 Minor, Sherlock Holmes, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Bookman's Holiday, Penny Wise and Book Foolish, Buried Caesars
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A Bookman and his Dealer

March 14, 2015 by Ray Betzner

Ben Abramson was a book seller, a publisher and a dreamer.

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March 14, 2015 /Ray Betzner
Ben Abramson, Edgar W. Smith, Reading and Collecting magazine, The Baker Street Journal, Steven Rothman, Books and Bipeds, Autolycus in Limbo, The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes, William Gillette, Christopher Morley, Argus Books, August Derleth, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, P.M. Stone, James Keddie, Snow for Christmas
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