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Wallace, Alfred Russel
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Wallace, Alfred Russel
- "Note on the Theory of Permanent and Geographical Varieties," in The Zoologist: A Popular Miscellany of Natural History, vol. 16, pp. 5887–5888. London: John Van Voorst, 1858
- ink on paper; cloth
8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 216 x 139 mm). Publisher's blind-panelled red cloth, gray-coated endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; a bit soiled, extremities worn, front joint splitting.
Provenance
A. H. Turner (typed label, Exeter, 1939) — Sotheby's, 15 June 2006, lot 87 (undesignated consignor)
Condition
In 8s (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 216 x 139 mm). Publisher's blind-panelled red cloth, gray-coated endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; a bit soiled, extremities worn.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Second publication of a preliminary exposition of the theory of evolution by natural selection, printed the same year as Darwin and Wallace's joint paper in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society.