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WCP1360

Letter (WCP1360.1139)

[1]

[in ARW’s hand] Answd

26.1.11

Dear Mr Wallace

Am I right in supposing that there is a larger edition of your Palms of the Amazons1 than the small octavo published in 18532 by Van Voorst with 48 uncoloured plates, and of which I find a copy [2] priced £2.10.0 which seems to me quite out of proportion to its cost, though possibly not to its intrinsic value.

I remain | yours very truly | H J Elwes3 [signature]

1
No other editions were published in ARW's lifetime.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1853. Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses. London: John Van Voorst.
3
Elwes, Henry John (1846-1922). British natural historian and traveller.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1360.1139)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ahmed, Eman Riaz [2014-09-11] Transcription checked by Cooper, Rod [2014-09-11] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Please cite as “WCP1360,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1360