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Lot 272
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
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[NATURAL HISTORY]. WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). A group of 14 works, MANY FIRST EDITIONS, including:
The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. 2 volumes. Second edition. -- The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. In a variant purple cloth gilt. -- The Geographical Distribution of Animals. London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. 2 volumes. FIRST EDITION. -- Tropical Nature and Other Essays. London: Macmillan and Co., 1878. FIRST EDITION. -- Darwinism. An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications. London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. FIRST EDITION. -- The Wonderful Century. London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1898. FIRST EDITION. -- Studies Scientific and Social. London: Macmillan and Co., 1900. 2 volumes. FIRST EDITION. -- Is Mars Habitable? London: Macmillan and Co., 1907. FIRST EDITION. -- SPRUCE, Richard. Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon & Andes. Alfred Wallace, editor. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908. 2 volumes. FIRST EDITION.
And 5 others. Together, 14 works in 18 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth bindings, condition generally very good. Complete list available upon request.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
