Ɛpsilon

WCP3413

Letter (WCP3413.3381)

[1]1

Broadstone, Wimborne

Jany. 25th. 1908

Messrs. Macmillian & Co.2

Dear Sirs

The specimen of type & page for Spruce's3 "Notes",4 seem very suitable.

If the paper is a specimen also, it seems rather heavy. A light book is so much more pleasant to use, that I hope you will consider this point.

As there may be more alterations required than [2] usual in my MSS. and perhaps re-arrangements of matter, — the first proofs must be sent me in "slips", but as short & uniform in length as possible.5

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. I should also like the first proofs to be sent in a complete Chapter at a time if this can be conveniently done.6

A.R.W.

1
Oval ink stamp, “G.B.M” and date stamped “18 JAN 1908”.
2
Macmillan, Frederick Orridge (1851-1936). Eldest son of Daniel Macmillan, a founding partner in the bookselling and publishing firm of Macmillan & Co.
3
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
4
Wallace, A. R. ed. 1908. Richard Spruce. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes. London: Macmillan & Co. Two volumes.
5
A tick in the left margin made by reader of the letter.
6
A tick in the left margin made by reader of the letter.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3413.3381)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Hansman, Emily [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3413,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3413