| Description | 18 annotated proofs of illustration used in Alfred Russel Wallace, 'My Life' (London 1905), some captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand, others with printed captions, incomplete set enclosed in cardboard cover; comprising:
1. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'My Mother, from a Miniature. Age 18'. Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace's mother Mary Anne Wallace, née Greenell.
2. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'My Father from a Miniature. Age 35.' Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace's father Thomas Vere Wallace.
3 Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'H.E. Wallace. Age 20. From a Silhouette.' Silhouette portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace's brother Herbert Edward.
4. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Herbert Edward Wallace. Age 8. From a pencil sketch by Miss Townsend.'
5. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'A Village near Leicester From a pencil drawing by A.R. Wallace. 1844'
6. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'In Derbyshire From Pencil sketch by A.R.Wallace. 1844.'
7. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ' A lonely Chapel' From Pencil sketch by W.G. Wallace. 1840.' From a sketch by his brother William.
8. Proof illustration in black and white, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Llanbister, Radnorshire Pencil sketch by W.G. Wallace 1840'. From a sketch by Alfred Russel Wallace's brother William.
9. Proof illustration in black and white of a house and grounds near Ludlow, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ''Whittern'. An outdoor sketch, by W.G. Wallace. 1842.' From a sketch by Alfred Russel Wallace's brother William.
10. Proof illustration in black and white of a cave entrance, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Porth y Ogof. Vale of Neath.'
11. Proof illustration in black and white of a waterfall, captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Ysgwd Gladys ['Gladys' below 'Einon Gam' deleted] Vale of Neath.'
12. Proof illustration in black and white of a waterfall, with the printed caption 'Llanhaidwr Waterfall.' Page and vol. numbers added in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand.
13. Proof illustration in black and white of a house, with printed caption 'Old Orchard,' Broadstone.Page and vol. number added in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand.
14. Proof illustration in black and white of a house, printed caption ''Nutwood Cottage,' Godalming.' Page and vol. number added in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand.
15. Proof illustration in black and white of a house, printed caption ''The Dell,' Grays, Essex.' Page and vol. number added in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand. Stamped 'First Proof - 9 Sep 1905'.
16. Proof illustration in black and white of a cottage and outbuildings, with a river in the foreground and wooded hills behind. Printed caption 'My Birth-Place. Kensington Cottage, Usk.' Page and vol. number added in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand.
17. Proof illustration in black and white of part of a letter and cartoon illustration of a man with a cat, printed caption 'My Last Letter from Dr. Purland.' Annotated at the top in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'My Life (Dr. Wallace)'. Printed 'First Proof - 7 Sep 1905'.
18. Proof illustration in black and white of two fish, the top image captioned in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Cichlostoma severum. Fam Cichlidae. (one third natural size)' and the bottom 'Cynodon scombroides. Fam. Characinidae (one fourth natural size.)'
19. Coarse acidic card folder labelled in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ''My Life' Proofs of Illustrations (not complete)'
Name: Wallace, Thomas Vere, died May 1843
Wallace, Mary Anne, born c 1789 died 1868
Wallace, William G, died c.1845
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Herbert Edward, c 1829-1851
Place: Amazon Derbyshire England Essex Godalming Surrey Leicester Leicestershire Shropshire Usk Wales
Notes: Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. All illustrations reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, 'My Life' (London 1905).
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