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The Malay Archipelago
by Alfred Russel Wallace
- NATURAL HISTORY
- 2008
- PAPER
- 515 PAGES
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An 1869 classic of natural history and travel. The great British naturalist Wallace describes the flora, fauna and people he encountered throughout Borneo, Java, Bali, Lombok, the Moluccas, New Guinea and other remote islands. After 150 years, Wallace's observations are still essential reading for the region. With illustrations and maps throughout. Dedicated to Charles Darwin, Wallace was co-author of the original paper on the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Infinite Tropics, An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology
by Andrew Berry | Alfred Russel Wallace
- ANTHOLOGY
- 2003
- PAPER
- 320 PAGES
A well-chosen selection of excerpts and writings by Darwin's contemporary, author of the Malay Archipelago and fellow evolutionist. (NAT74, $34.95)
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