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WCP5677

Letter (WCP5677.6530)

[1]

The Dell, Grays, Essex.

April 27th. 1875

Dear Sharpe

Is your Ed[ition]. of Layard's1 Birds of S[outh]. Africa2 out yet? If not, can you let me have proofs or a list of the species?

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Layard, Leopold Edgar (1824-1900). British ornithologist.
2
The Birds of South Africa. Book written by Leopold Edgar Layard, first published in 1867 and then revised and augmented by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, from 1875 to 1884.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP5677.6530)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Rodwell, Stephen [2014-09-19] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-19] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP5677,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5677