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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The Devon County Chronicle: Vincent Starrett Edition

January 09, 2020 by Ray Betzner

A fanzine’s affectionate festschrift

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January 09, 2020 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Robert Hahn, Robert Walter Hahn, Julie McKuras, The Devon County Chronicle, John Bennett Shaw, Ben Abramson, Argus Book Shop, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Baker Street Irregulars, Hounds of the Baskerville (sic), William S. Baring-Gould, James keddie Jr., Rex Stout, August Derleth, Julian Wolff, Charles Honce, Belden Wigglesworth, Hugo's Companions
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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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The Return of ‘Studies in Starrett’

July 23, 2016 by Ray Betzner

Two Gifts

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July 23, 2016 /Ray Betzner
Ross Davies, Peter Blau, Peter E. Blau, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Coffins for Two, Vincent Starrett, Red Circle of Washington, Ben Abramson, Sons of the Copper Beeches, Arthur Conan Doyle, University of Edinburgh, Haverford College
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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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