Alfred Russel Wallace A Life

Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Mild age-toning to page edges. Illustrated with black and white plates and drawings. 2 two-page maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xii, 340 pages. A biography of scientist, Alfred Russel Wallace. In 1858 Wallace wrote to Charles Darwin and told him he had worked out a theory of natural selection. Darwin's outline and Wallace's paper were presented jointly in London. A year later Darwin published "The Origin of the Species", yet Wallace felt no bitterness and in fact Wallace and Darwin became friends. Wallace had none of the advantages of Darwin.

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Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Year: 2001

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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