A Memorial Of Alexander Anderson, M.D., The First Engraver on Wood in America

New York: Printed for the Subscribers, 1872. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards with matching endpapers. Teg. Near fine.. Anderson, John. 103 pages. 27 x 17 cm. Thirty-eight plates includes engraved frontispiece of Anderson. Index. Read before the New York Historical Society, Oct. 5, 1870. Bewick"s influence on Anderson was profound. KARPEL K771. "Preceded by a brief history of wood-engraving, the memoir provides a biographical sketch of Anderson......Always fascinated by pictures Anderson began engraving at the age of 12 and continued doing so even during his medical studies. Man of Anderson' earliest engravings are mentioned......Some of his pupils and contemporaries are discussed, and general observations on the business of book publishing are made. Appended to the memoir is Anderson's autobiography written in 1848." Ex-library with no cover marking. Signature of Dr. William Schroeder, Brooklyn NY dated 1904 and bookplate with his name presented to the Library of the Medical Society of the County of Kings. Verso of each plate with a small book label of Medical Society Library.