Beschreibung:

Wallace (Alfred Russel, 1823-1913). British Naturalist, explorer and biologist. Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Alfred R Wallace’, Frith Hill, Godalming, 11 May 1882, to unidentified editor saying ‘that I cannot undertake a paper on Darwin, because I have arranged to do a lot of Ex[a]m papers for Prof. Judd at South Kensington which will occupy every minute of my time for 3 weeks...’ then recommending Mr Grant Allen, ‘who for appreciation of Mr Darwin’s work and brilliancy of style cannot be surpassed’, heavy spotting and several hinge remains from previous mounting, away from signature and text, 1 page, 8vo, together with a cabinet card photograph of Alfred Russel Wallace by London Stereoscopic Company [1895], hinge and adhesion remains to verso, plus an Autograph Letter Signed from Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Kew Gardens, 13 June 1879, to an unidentified women, identifying a plant as the ‘Paulonia imperator of Japan, which flowers occasionally in England’ and later turning out that he never aspired to write a book on the biology of plants and wishing he had the knowledge to do it, heavy toning, mounting hinge remains to left margin, insect damage to lower margin just touching bottom of initial letters of first and last name in his signature, 2 pages, 8vo, plus an Autograph Letter Signed from Herbert Spencer (1820-1903, English philosopher, psychologist, biologist and sociologist), 38 Queen’s Gardens, Bayswater, 15 December 1882, to Percy W. Bunting referring to an enclosed revised proof with an introductory paragraph, and considering the title “Notes on America” not appropriate as readers may believe they have already read this, and considering the title “The Americans: An Interview and a Speech, with additions” a better alternative, with a long postscript concerning various changes, 3 pages, a little soiling, mounting hinge remains to final blank page, 8vo (Quantity: 4)