[NATURAL HISTORY]. WALLACE. "On the Zoological Geography...by Charles Darwin”, 10 Feb. 1860.
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[NATURAL HISTORY]. WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). "On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago...Communicated by Charles Darwin, Esq., F.R.S. & L.S." In: Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. IV, No. 16. London: Longman, Green, Longmans and Roberts; and Williams and Norgate, 10 February 1860.
8vo. Original printed wrappers, unopened.
FIRST EDITION of Wallace's first full description of the line dividing the Malay Archipelago into two zoological regions, the Indo-Malayan (Oriental) and the Australian. This later became known as "Wallace's Line." This work was the fore-runner of Wallace's Malay Archipelago which was published in 1869.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
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