The original text solar pons omnibus edition is a collection of detective fiction stories by author august derleth. Charles vincent emerson starrett was born above his grandfathers bookshop in toronto. His father moved the family to chicago in 1889 where starrett attended john marshall high school. Vincent starrett with a preface by john robert colombo hard cover, 349p.
Charles vincent emerson starrett known as vincent starrett, was a canadian born american. The private life of sherlock holmes kindle edition by starrett. A near fine copy with bookplate front pastedown in a very good dust jacket with minimal chips, short closed tears. When youre out walking your dog, you should be thinki. This collection of engagingly readable essays is one of a number of such bibliophilic works written by starrett. Vincent starrett has 97 books on goodreads with 60748 ratings.
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