Starrett wrote 8 volumes of poetry between 1918 and 1949, including Flame and Dust, Banners in the Dawn, Ebony Flame Autolycus in Limbo and Brillig.
All were published in limited editions that are now impossible to find even in antiquarian bookstores. This long overdue collection of more than 300 poems includes many that have never appeared between covers. It is an important collection that will go far toward establishing Starrett's reputation as a poet of stature.
"Mr. Starrett supplies something alien to modern verse - namely humour... I have had a rare time with his poetry." - William Rose Benet
Vincent Starrett's death in 1974 at the age of 87 marked the end of a special era in American letters. He was a true renaissance, a bookman and prolific writer who distinguished himself with such imposing volumes as Buried Caesars, Penny Wise and Book Follish, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Books Alive, Bookman's Holiday, Books and Bipeds, Book Column, and his autobiography, Born in a Bookshop.
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