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RALPH'S SCRAP BOOK by Ralph E. Bicknell 1905 PRIVATELY PRINTED CALIFORNIA TOUR RALPH'S SCRAP BOOK by Ralph E. Bicknell 1905 PRIVATELY PRINTED CALIFORNIA TOUR POB#44592 TITLE: Ralph's scrap book / illustrated by his own camera and collection of photographs ; and compiled by his father, Edmund Bicknell ; Dedicated to his friends and presented to them in his memory AUTHOR: Ralph E. Bicknell PUBLISHER: Lawrence, Mass: [Andover Press for the Bicknell Family] DATE: 1905 EDITION: Small edition printed for friends. DESCRIPTION: 452, [1] p., col. pl. : incl. ill., port. ; 25 x 19 cm CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Cracks starting on tail of front joint only. All joints rubbed. No trouble in the hinges. Full caps and solid page and cover attachment. Both joints rubbed. Corners rubbed. Two superficial gouges to back. Pages clean without marks, creases, or tears BINDING: Full brown morocco with gilt tooled titles. All edges gilt. Dark red watered silk end papers. . A young journalist and photographer who traveled to California, especially Pasadena, Temescal Mountains, and Yosemite photographing and writing of his experiences for a Massachusetts magazine, as well as keeping a scrapbook of his adventures. Dying before his time, so common in the era, his mourning family found solace in preserving his words in this specially printed work. . Illustrated by his own camera and collection of photographs, and compiled by his father Edmund Bicknell. . CHAPTERS: Brief historical sketch -- His pure and brilliant mind -- Self-education -- The pen he loved so well -- The last stroke of a busy pen -- His last letter -- Letter from his physician -- His correspondents -- Shakespeariana -- His first poem -- Looking beyond -- Ralph's first composition -- The Essex School Journal -- Our golden anniversary -- Musings at my window -- The city of New York -- How paper is made -- Encouraging words -- Our mountain home -- Political enthusiast -- McKinley letter -- New Massachusetts inn -- Chaffee and Chamberlain -- Three-fingered Bill -- The man without the job -- Honor for Lawrence, Mass. -- Won first prize -- Modern residential city -- His loyalty -- Mexican national pastime -- Tidd was superstitious -- Humar and pathos -- Crippe Creek gold mines -- Campaigning at "Cripple" -- Jeremiah Tighfist's dream -- Pasadena ostrich farm -- His power in tragedy -- Sugar cane competition -- In the Temescal Mountains -- Mountezuma's fall -- Salt Lake City -- The land of sunshine (letters) -- Our winter home (letters) -- Shooting and fishing excursion (letters) -- A California barbeque -- Yosemite Valley (letters). POPULATION: Listing and template services provided by inkFrog