Description: Original circa 1820-25 chap book entitled "The Bird's Nest," by Mary Elliott, published by Samuel Wood & Sons of New York. Woodcuts by Alexander Anderson (American, 1775-1870), an artist who has become known as "America's First Illustrator," and one of the country's first wood engravers. Book measures 5-5/8" high. 36pp. Part of a large estate collection of chapbooks from the early 19th century, a few others of which are in today's sale.