Collection of wood engravings.
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McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873
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Professor of moral philosophy, University of Virginia. From the description of [Letter] 1851 March 13, University of Virginia to J.A. Broadus / W.H. McGuffey 1851. (SBTS Library). WorldCat record id: 48466255 University of Virginia professor. From the description of Letter, University of Virginia to the Rev. A.T. McGill [manuscript] 1851 February 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647929521 Author and philosophy scholar, of Ohio and Virgin...
Karst, John, 1836-1922
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Born in Germany, John Karst came to the United States as a youth. He was apprenticed to a wood engraver and eventually directed production for Leslie's Magazine. After the Civil War he set up as an independent engraver and established a shop on Canal Street in New York City. Karst engraved the work of such artists as Edwin Abbey and Frederick Edwin Church for Harper's and Leslie's magazines. He was best known for his illustrations for the six volumes of the Eclectic Primers of William Holmes McG...
