"Jealousy p'raps": Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter and Gray's Anatomy
In the 1940s we received a partial set of first edition final page proofs of Gray’s Anatomy bearing the corrections made by its author Henry Gray (1827-61). This set of Wertheimer proofs, complete with ink splodges, are a particular delight not just for historians of medicine or book publishing, but also those interested in the relationship between Henry Gray and medical illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter (1831-97).…