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Life and works of Alexander Anderson, M.D. : the first American wood engraver

Title
Life and works of Alexander Anderson, M.D. : the first American wood engraver / by Frederic M. Burr (member of New York Historical Society) ; three portraits of Dr. Anderson, and over thirty engravings by himself.
Author
Burr, Frederic M. (Frederic Martin)
Publication
New York : Burr Brothers, 1893.

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Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870
  • Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books NjP
Description
210 pages : illustrations, portraits; 26 cm
Subject
  • Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870
  • Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870
  • Wood-engravers > United States > Biography
  • Wood-engraving > United States > History
  • Wood-engraving
  • Wood-engravers
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Biographies
Note
  • "Appendix A. A brief sketch of Dr. Anderson's life. (Written by himself in 1848)"--P. [77]-90.
  • "Appendix B. Extracts from the diary of Alexander Anderson for 1795-1798"--P. [91]-210.
  • "Only 725 copies of this work have been printed"--Verso of t.p.
  • No. 72.
  • No. 167, signed by the author.
  • No. 182.
  • From the printing collection of Elmer Adler.
  • "Grabau"--Stamped blind on bottom edge of p. [2] of cover; three leaves tipped in preceding t.p. with pasted down clippings and manuscript notes by Elmer Adler ; offprint from New York State journal of medicine, vol. 43, no. 5, dated Mar. 1, 1943 (book review of this title), and unidentified newspaper clipping with portrait of Anderson, torn, laid in.
  • Over 30 illustartions engraved on wood by A. Anderson. Portrait of Anderson at age 92 by August Will, engraved by E.J. Whitney. Portrait of Anderson at age 44 drwan by John H.I. Browere and engraved by T. Sugden.
Indexed In (note)
  • Hamilton, S. American book illustrators (1968 ed.)
Binding (note)
  • Binding by John F. Grabau.
Contents
Preface -- I. Childhood and youth. -- II. Early medical studies. -- III. First engravings on wood. -- IV. The epidemic of 1795. -- V. His marriage and early sorrow. -- VI. Established as an engraver. -- VII. Closing years of his life. -- Appendix A. Autobiography of Dr. Anderson. -- Appendix B. Extracts from Dr. Anderson's diary for the years 1795-1798.
LCCN
10018632
OCLC
  • ocm01820503
  • 1820503
  • SCSB-253483
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library