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Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 12 February 1879 shortly before his publication ”The Power of Movement in Plants”. Darwin writes fellow English naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates regarding a document to be sent to the Royal Society. Letter reads, ”Feb 12th 79 / Dear Bates / Enclosed is the certificate with 7 signatures, which I would think was ample, but I send it to you instead of direct to R.S. [Royal Society], as you might have to get stamps from Martin and friend Sir H.C. Rowlinson’s signature, whom I do not know. If I were in your place I would append to your title ‘Ex Pres [President] of Ent. [Entomological] Soc. [Society] Yr’; but you are the best judge of this. I think that you had better send the certificate, with note enclosed by a safe hand or [?]. Yours sincerely, Ch. Darwin”. Darwin had earlier praised Bates seminal work, ”The Naturalist on the River Amazons”, as the ”best book of Natural History Travels ever published in England”. Single page letter measures 5” x 8”. Light soiling and wear; overall in very good plus condition with very bold handwriting and signature. Sold for $6,250.
Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed — Regarding the German Translation for His Works
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, with a large, bold signature ”Ch. Darwin” at conclusion. Writing on 23 January (no year, but sometime between 1875-1882) upon his stationery from Down House in Kent, letter reads, ”Dear Sir / Mr. [John] Murray has forwarded to me your letter of the 20th. I am much obliged for your offer, but I have already agreed with Herr Koch & Prof. Victor Carus for a Translation…Ch. Darwin”. Julius Victor Carus translated the third German edition of ”On the Origin of Species” in 1867 and several subsequent publications by Darwin. Single page letter measures 4.75” x 7.5”, beautifully framed with a photographic portrait of Darwin to a size of 15.5” x 13”. Fold and light creasing, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $5,938.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 4 January 1876 upon his letterhead from Down House in Kent. Darwin writes to ”The Garden” magazine founder William Robinson, with whom Darwin had corresponded regarding the behavior of climbing plants and waterlilies. At the time of this letter, public opinion of Darwin’s recent works was positive, a dramatic shift from ”On the Origin of Species”, deemed controversial and even scandalous when it was published 17 years earlier; Darwin even commented that ”everybody is talking about it without being shocked.” The newfound appreciation for his publications is evident in this letter, in full: ”Dear Sir / I am much obliged for your kind gift of six copies of the ‘Garden,’ with a drawing of myself & a notice of my works. This notice is drawn up in the most generous spirit & is highly honourable to me. I thank the writer very sincerely & remain Dear Sir / Yours very faithfully / Charles Darwin”. Single page letter measures 4.75” x 7.5”, archivally framed to 9.25” x 12.25”. Folds and a vertical strip of light discoloration, otherwise near fine condition with bold handwriting and a full, bold signature. Sold for $5,938.
Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed — ”…I hope I have done the best for my children…”
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, an intriguing letter regarding doing ”the best for my children”. Dated 21 November 1862, Darwin writes to his land agent John Higghins on his personal stationery in full, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for 245 [pounds]: 18s: 0d being half a year’s rent, placed to my account at the Union Bank. / Your account of the Tomline estate gives me some regret; but I hope I have done the best for my children. I am very glad to see that you use your own hand again in writing, as this shows you must be better. Believe me / My dear Sir / Yours very sincerely / Ch. R. Darwin”. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter, measuring 5” x 8”. Folds, else near fine. Sold for $3,328.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 15 June 1859 just a few months before the publication of ”On the Origin of Species”. Darwin here writes to his land agent John Higgins, regarding rent collected from Darwin’s farm at Beesby. Writing from his home in Down Bromley Kent, letter reads in full, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the sum of 244: 15: 11, placed to my account at the Union Bank being 1/2 years rent on the Beesby Farm. / My dear Sir / Yours very faithfully. / Ch. R. Darwin”. Single page letter measures 5” x 8”. Folds and irregular left edge. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Near fine condition with exceptionally bold writing. Sold for $3,300.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 1 December 1864 shortly after ”On the Origin of Species” was published. Darwin writes to his land agent John Higgins, regarding rent collected from Darwin’s farm at Beesby. Upon his Down, Bromley stationery, letter reads, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for 262: 13: 5, being half-a-year’s rent, placed to my account at the Union Bank. I am sorry to hear that you are still suffering from the most painful illness of gout. My dear sir / Yours…faithfully / Ch. R. Darwin / To John Higgins Esq”. Single page measures 5” x 8”. Folds, light creasing and wear. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Very good condition. Sold for $3,000.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 31 May 1863, shortly after the publication of ”Fertilisation of Orchids”, Darwin’s follow-up to ”On the Origin of Species”. Darwin here writes to his land agent John Higgins, regarding rent collected from Darwin’s farm at Beesby. On his embossed letterhead from Down, Bromley, letter reads in full, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the payment of the balance of 235:7:9 to my account at the Union Bank. / I am much obliged for your never-failing care for my interest in regard to Besb [Beesby Farm] & remain / My dear sir / Yrs vy faithfully / Ch. Darwin”. Single page letter on single sheet measures 5” x 8”. Folds, light toning and irregular left edge. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Very good plus condition. Sold for $2,750.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 20 May 1861 on stationery from his home in Down Bromley. Darwin here writes to his financial advisor John Higgins, in full, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for 239 – 9 – 7 being half-year’s rent, placed to my account at Union Bank. / My dear Sir / Yours sincerely / Ch. R. Darwin”. Darwin also writes Higgins’ name at bottom. Single page measures 5” x 8”, with docketing on verso. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Shallow folds, and minute discoloration at upper left, else near fine condition with a bold signature. Sold for $2,750.
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 3 December 1861 on stationery from his home in Down Bromley. Darwin here writes to his financial advisor John Higgins, in full, ”My dear Sir / I beg leave to thank you & acknowledge the sum of 245 – 18 – 0 being 1/2 year’s rent to be placed to my account on Friday. / My dear Sir / Yours sincerely / Ch. Darwin”. Darwin also writes Higgins’ name at bottom, with a squiggly paraph at the end of ”Esq”. Single page measures 4.5” x 7.25”, with docketing on verso. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Vertical crease, and small paper loss at corner, overall very good condition. Sold for $2,500.
Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed From 1863
Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, ”Ch. R. Darwin”. Dated 4 December 1863, Darwin writes his land agent John Higgins, acknowledging the receipt of funds collected from Darwin’s farm at Beesby. Composed on Darwin’s Down, Bromley, Kent, stationery, Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Letter measures 5” x 8”. Very good plus condition. Sold for $2,500.
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