Scrapbook, 1819-1871.

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Scrapbook, 1819-1871.

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Blank book containing autograph entries, artwork, clippings and other printed material, and tipped in manuscript items assembled by Bracebridge over several decades. The volume contains a variety of antiquarian and historical notes, including extracts from original sources and translations; copies of poems by Pope, Spenser, Goethe and others; occasional verse by Bracebridge himself; genealogical information; bibliographical entries; and notes on Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands. Material related to Florence Nightingale includes "A Song of Welcome to Charles Holte Bracebridge Esq and his Wife," printed broadside; "Lord Raglan Visiting Florence Nightingale on the Genoese Heights, Balaklava, May 28," printed copy, signed with initials "C.S.B.;" a clipping from an Italian newspaper, n.d.; and the remains of two leaves taken from a grave in 1855 by Nightingale. Other contents include clippings by and about Bracebridge and his literary activities; silhouettes; and sketches of bookplates and coats of arms.

1 v. (ca. 200 p., with blanks) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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