RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1871]. Draft leaf of Descent Chap. 1, p. 36. APS-B-D25.56. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Scans courtesy of the American Philosophical Society. Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe 10.2012. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced courtesy of the American Philosophical Society and William Huxley Darwin. This manuscript was sold at Sotheby's in June 1956 for £28 to B. F. Stevens. From the auction description: "Autograph Fragment signed (about 70 words) from The Descent of Man, with revisions and deletions, 1 page, oblong".
This text of the draft corresponds to Descent 1: 36. The fact that this bears Darwin's full signature shows that it was given to someone as a gift.
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[page not in Darwin's hand:]
M.S.
Descent of Man
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some few illustrations cases will be given. Any number there might have been added But it would be superfluous to have given many many cases, for I have repeatedly continually asked those many persons who have long & carefully attended to animals of all many various kind, including birds, & all have unanimously answered affirmed that the I individuals differed much greatly in various all ways. How the mental any mental powers of any kind were was
Charles Darwin
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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