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DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882), British naturalist and paleontologist. Autograph letter signed, addressed to "My dear Sir", dated "Jan. 31'". 2 pages in-8, printed header: "Down, / Beckenham, Kent / Railway Station / Orpington. S. E. R.". He deplores the fact that Beckenham is a long way away, "7 [...] miles from this place", and details the best route for his correspondent, who is apparently coming to visit him; he then suggests a timetable to be agreed. Later ms. note in ink on v°: "Darwin". Provenance: José Pérez de Barradas y Alvarez de Eulate (Cadiz, October 3, 1897 - Madrid, January 30, 1981), Spanish prehistorian and anthropologist, by descent. His collection included letters addressed to the Spanish anthropologist, zoologist and geologist Antonio Machado y Núñez (1815-1896), professor in Cadiz, Seville and Madrid, who was one of the main introducers and advocates of Darwinism in Spain.
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DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882), British naturalist and paleontologist. Autograph letter signed, addressed to "My dear Sir", dated "Jan. 31'". 2 pages in-8, printed header: "Down, / Beckenham, Kent / Railway Station / Orpington. S. E. R.". He deplores the fact that Beckenham is a long way away, "7 [...] miles from this place", and details the best route for his correspondent, who is apparently coming to visit him; he then suggests a timetable to be agreed. Later ms. note in ink on v°: "Darwin". Provenance: José Pérez de Barradas y Alvarez de Eulate (Cadiz, October 3, 1897 - Madrid, January 30, 1981), Spanish prehistorian and anthropologist, by descent. His collection included letters addressed to the Spanish anthropologist, zoologist and geologist Antonio Machado y Núñez (1815-1896), professor in Cadiz, Seville and Madrid, who was one of the main introducers and advocates of Darwinism in Spain.
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