WCP4961

Letter (cc) (WCP4961.5397)

[1]1

7th March [189]82

Dear Sir,

We send you our samples of Geometrical patterns, any of which we think would be suitable for "The Wonderful Century."3 Please let us know which you prefer and what colour for the cloth.

Yours truly | HW [signature in initials]4

D[octo]r. Alfred R. Wallace.

1
The letter bears no heading, but originates from ARW's London publisher Swan Sonnenschein & Co., founded in 1878 by William Swan Sonnenschein (1855-1931). The document is annotated "Rec[eive]d.[?] H. H. Vowles[?]".
2
Year inferred from context.
3
Designs for the cover of Wallace A. R. (1898). The Wonderful Century; Its Successes and Its Failures London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
4
Sender unknown, but presumably an employee of the publishing house.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (cc) (WCP4961.5397)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP4961,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4961