WP - The Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

applications'' (London, Macmillan 1889) Wrapped in a paper sheet
labelled in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ''Darwinism | Set of
corrected Proofs''. There are date stamps of the printers (R & R
Clark, Edinburgh) c. Jan-Apr 1889, on several pages. Many pages
are annotated in Alfred Russel Wallace's? hand ''Author's Proof''.
Loose octavo pages consisting of two title pages, pages [i]-xvii
and [1]-494, and a map of the world stamped ''Proof. Stanford.
Cockspur St. with the date 24.12. 88 added by hand.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
Macmillan & Co
Wrapping paper very dirty and torn.
WP6/5/2 Papers re Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural
selection…
Undated (before June 8, 1889) press cutting annotated in Alfred
Russel Wallace's? hand ''Edinburgh Leader''; review by professor
Geddes of Alfred Russel Wallace's ''Darwinism,: an exposition of
of the theory of natural selection...'' (London 1889) in small
envelope labelled in Alfred Russel Wallace's? WGW's? hand ''P.
Geddes | Revs of ''Darwinism''.
Notes: Back refers to a company subscription list closing on June
8th, 1889. When listed filed in box 2 with papers in a envelope
addressed to Richard Wallace, postmarked 1996, labelled
''Newspaper cuttings | Various'' comprising press cuttings,
corrected proofs, book reviews and print.
WP6/5/3 Papers re Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural
selection…
Proofs? ''Wallace's Darwinism'', review, by J Arthur Thomson of
''Darwinism: An exposition of the theory of Natural Selection…''
(Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1889) from ''The Theological
Review''; five folios, pp [15] -24, with annotations in pencil in
Alfred Russel Wallace's hand and ''See last page'' in his or WGW's
hand on first page ; undated, 1889?
Name: Thomson, John Arthur, 1861-1933
Notes: Formerly with letters to Alfred Russel Wallace from S B J
Skertchly in 1913 envelope from ''the Auk''; assumed to be
misfiled.
WP6/5/4 Papers re Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural
selection…
Appendices, proofs, of Alfred Russel Wallace, ''Darwinism: an
exposition of the theory of natural selection with some of its
applications'' Macmillan & Co, third edition 1901, including ''Note
on Attempts to demonstrate the Existence of Selective Elimination
in Wild Animals'' and ''Note on the Mode of Dispersal of
Lizards'', two copies, one (author's proof, corrected in Alfred
Russel Wallace's hand) dated 18 Jun 1901 and one 2 Jul 1901 ;
undated note in an unknown hand on yellow paper ''Don't Xerox -
proofs of Darwinism''.
Notes: The Xerox photocopying process became commercially
220
pre June 1889
[1889]
18 June 1901
- 2 July 1901
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