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Lot 102
Sale 6286 - The Collected Library
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Mar 5, 2025
Lots Close
Mar 18, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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[NATURAL HISTORY]. WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). A group of 53 works by and about Wallace, including:
On Miracles and Modern Spiritualism. London: James Burns, 1875. FIRST EDITION. -- The Geographical Distribution of Animals. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. 2 volumes. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. -- The Wonderful Century. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1899. -- My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1906. 2 volumes. -- Social Environment and Moral Progress. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1913. FIRST EDITION. -- The Revolt of Democracy. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1914. FIRST EDITION. -- MARCHANT, James (1867-1956). Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1916. 2 volumes. FIRST EDITION. -- And 46 others. Together, 53 works in 71 volumes, all 8vo and 4to sizes, most in original bindings, condition generally fine.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
This lot is located in Chicago.