British naturalist, explorer, and biologist (1823-1913) best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own. ALS signed “Alfred R. Wallace,” one page, 4.5 x 7, November 27, 1892. Handwritten letter to English botanist and taxonomist Maxwell T. Masters, in part: "I want to get a few of the half-hardy Sikkim Rhodendrons, especially some of the following species, but I cannot find them…R. campanulatum, glaucum, lepidotum, metternichii, veitchianum, virgatum. Can you tell me where I am likely to get them?" In fine condition.
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