Show EARLY AMERICAN ARICA BOOKPLATES One of the most Int Interesting branches of the study tudy of od old book plates opens before us in in tho the work of the early American engravers en- en gravers gravel s several of whom were taught self sel In in the art of engraving on copper n Foremost among these thee was wa Nathaniel Hurd Hued born bor in Boston In 1730 From thirty to fifty places by Hurd are known most of them being for New Hurd Hud was a very y fair engraver but did not dis display Ms- Ms play a ver greet great ability as a designer A r io notable of man IA in the teah history of l the country Paul also engraved book plaes plates He too was a Boston Boton lad had born five years YEars later than Hurd Brought up to the trade trae of ot the goldsmith he had ha no Instructor In engraving on copper Not over half a dozen plates by his hand are known Joseph Callender Calender another Dos Boa tonian by birth made mae something over a score of book bk plates distinguished from the work of ot Hurd and Revere by having other than armorial features In Connecticut worked Amos Doolittle whose plates have a decided literary fla fia- fia fla vor Many of his plates plates were ere for libraries and college societies Alexander Alexander Anderson Ander Ander- son son the first American wood engraver sometimes sometime called cled the American Bewick was wa born In New York At the age of 12 1 he tried with the blade blae of a pocketknife pocketknife pocket- pocket knife thin lJ It In to this engrave r way on he copper made his pennies first J platea plate plate- Ja rolled a a. head of Paul Jones the Jones the first Impression being made with wih red paint In a rude press of Andersons Anderson's own contrivance In 1793 his first wood block was wa cut Only a few book plates by Anderson are known The Apprentices Apprentice's library of New York and the library of Columbia university have plates by him These Thee were engraved on copper and are signed He apparently made very few book plates on wood woo John Pintard the founder of the New York Historical society had such a plate and zine It bears bars Andersons Anderson's name Century Century Maga Maga- |