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16 proof illustrations for "My Life" on large sheets approx 29 cm x 23 cm, all but one captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand in ink; between coarse cardboard sheets, the top one labelled in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand in ink "'My Life" | Proofs of Illustrations - large size | not quite complete'. Notes: The un-captioned proof, not reproduced in "My Life", is an oval-framed head and shoulders portrait of Wallace aged about 50?, 3/4 face looking to the viewer's left, hatless and wearing spectacles. Annotated card very acidic; bottom blank card discarded. |
