Bassett's Scrap Book

Scraps of History, Fact and Humor

MonthlyBoston, United StatesMar 1904 to Dec 1913116 issues across 10 volumes

Published by L. A. W. Publishing CompanyEdited by Abbot Bassett5 cents an issue

Bassett's Scrap Book front cover

Bassett's Scrap Book was a monthly publication of the League of American Wheelmen, edited by the cycling journalist and historian Abbot Bassett and published in Boston from 1904 to 1913. It combined cycling history, lore, humour, and civic advocacy, celebrating cycling's American heritage and arguing for road improvements and continued rider organisation during the sport's post-boom years. Bassett, a long-serving figure in American cycling journalism, used the publication as a repository of cycling culture and a rallying point for the community in New England and beyond.

Volume 2 1904–1905

Volume 3 1905–1906

Volume 4 1906–1907

Volume 5 1907–1908

Volume 6 1908–1909

Volume 7 1909–1910

Volume 8 1910–1911

Volume 9 1911–1912

Volume 10 1912–1913

Volume 11 1913