| Ref No | WP/6/9/2 |
| Alt Ref No | WP6/9/2 |
| Title | Papers re Is Mars Habitable? |
| Description | Two uncut proofs of Alfred Russel Wallace. 'Is Mars Habitable', Macmillan and Co. London 1907, including title pages, table of contents, two diagrams and 105 numbered pages of text in each. Each copy consists of eight uncut sections arranged as duplicates - i.e two copies of title pages and contents followed by two of chapter 1, two of chapter 2, and so on. Each section is stamped '1 Nov 1907 | From Robert Maclemose & Co Ld | University Press | Anniesland | Glasgow'. The proofs are enclosed in a stamped brown envelope postmarked from Glasgow with illegible date, addressed to Alfred Russel Wallace at Broadstone, Wimborne, and annotated on the back in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Mars - 2 copies | clean proofs'. Both copies of page 48 are annotated in an unknown hand with identical corrections, otherwise the pages are clean.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916
Place: London England Scotland
Subject: Mars |
| Date | 1907.11.01-1907 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Proof |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5672 | Lowell; Percival (1855-1916); Astronomer | 1855-1916 |
| CX6536 | Macmillan & Co; fl 1902 | fl 1902 |