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Darwin, Charles
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Darwin, Charles
- Two autograph cards signed (“C.D.”, "C. Darwin"), to the booksellers and publishers Williams and Norgate, and an autograph note signed ("C. Darwin"), presumably to the same recipient
- Darwin, Charles
- Autograph letter
all asking to be sent books, including E. Ray Lankester's Degeneration, Bastian's The Brain as an Organ of Mind, and others, the note in pencil, the cards on headed stationery of Mrs Darwin (corrected to "Mr"), 3 pages, Down House, 28 April to 3 May 1880 (where dated); with a note from Williams and Norwood to Darwin, drawing his attention to the publication of A. Netter's De l'Intuition dans les découvertes et inventions, 14 Henrietta Street, London, 16 March 1880; also with an oval woodburytype photographic portrait of Darwin taken from Cooper and Whitfield's Men of Mark (London, 1876-83), all five items framed together and glazed (frame size 340 x 615mm), puncture holes through all four notes
Literature
Grolier Club, Darwin (2004), pp.36-37
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Williams and Norgate were publishers and booksellers who specialised in importing foreign scientific literature.