Vincent Starrett — Banners in the Dawn: Sixty-Four Sonnets

Chicago, Walter M. Hill, 1923. First edition. Hardback. A scarce limited edition of this collection of sixty-four refined sonnets, signed and inscribed by Vincent Starrett. In the publisher's original paper covered boards.A limited edition, being one of two hundred and fifty copies. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "To Samuel Lapunsy, regretting my inability to write an impromptu sonnet worthy of his taste. Vincent Starrett, 4 Jan, 1923.A charming collection of sixty-four sonnets on themes of art, love, memory, and literary devotion.Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (1886-1974) was an influential American author, newspaperman, and Sherlockian scholar, best known for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Slight fading to extremities. The odd minor handling mark. Slight discolouration to perimeters of boards. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very slight cockling to central pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .