VICTORIAN HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH/SCRAP BOOK OF LOU FARWELL 188388STUNNING

VICTORIAN HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH/SCRAP BOOK OF LOU FARWELL 188388STUNNING

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FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT I DIDN’T TAKE A PICTURE OF ALL OF THE FABULOUS SCRAPS AND DRAWINGS IN THIS BOOK!ALMOST EVERY PAGE IS FILLED WITH GREAT LITTLE SAYINGS,SCRAPS,OR DRAWINGS,I ONLY TOOK A FEW PICTURES TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW SPECIAL THIS BOOK IS.THE SCRIPT HANDWRITING ALONE IS A TREASURE,BUT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IT IS EXCEPTIONAL!THE YOUNG LADY THAT OWNED IT’S NAME WAS LOU FARWELL,AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL SHE WAS IN CLEARFIELD,PA.IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE YEARS 1883,84,85,86,AND 1888.THE BOOK ITSELF IS IN PRETTY FAIR SHAPE.IT IS FRAGILE,AND SOME OF THE PAGES ARE COMING AWAY FROM THE OUTER PART,WHICH IS STILL A NICE PRETTY SHINEY DARK BLUE COLOR,WITH “AUTOGRAPHS” WRITTEN ON THE FRONT.THE PAGES ARE STILL ALL ACCOUNTED FOR,AND SOME ARE A LITTLE WORN FROM AGE.IT MEASURES ABOUT 7″X A LITTLE OVER 4″.ALOT OF THE LITTLE SAYINGS OR AUTOGRAPHS ARE QUITE LONG,BUT TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A SHORTER ONE:”FRIEND LOU,CONSIDER EACH DAY AS A BLANK LEAF WHICH YOU ARE TO FILL UP FOR ETERNITY,LUMBER CITY,PA.DEC.19,1883,ERIE E.GUPPY.”ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME,AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING!

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