RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1871]. Draft outline for Descent Chapter II. Sothebys-1983serpent-645. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. From the auction description: "DARWIN (CHARLES) Autograph outline for Chapter II of The Descent of Man, "Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man & the Lower Animals", listing the subjects to be dealt with, which include emotions, curiosity, memory, imagination, sense of beauty and belief in God, 1 page, quarto, inscribed at foot "Charles Darwin. Down, Kent" on another occasion (possibly when sending the page to an autograph collector), 11 lines in all, with corrections and additions, two of the less legible words transcribed in another hand above the line. *** The present manuscript displays a number of slight variants from the printed text, consistent with minor alterations made at final proof stage." Sotheby's Valuable printed books and manuscripts comprising science and medicine. June 1983, Lot 645. Sold for £1,210. Buyer: Maggs. Sold again at Sotheby's English Literature and History comprising Printed Books, Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, 18th December 1986, lot 332 for £3,080. Buyer: 'Joseph'.

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