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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). Autograph letter signed ('Charles Darwin') to Lady Hooker [Hyacinth Jardin Hooker (1842-1921), second wife of J.D. Hooker], Down, 10 October 1880 [the year added in a different ink], THANKING HER FOR A GIFT OF BANANAS -- 'The orange-brown ones are the most splendid, aristocratic specimens, I have ever seen', one page, 8vo.
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