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Collection of holograph notes on Insects of the British Isles, printed cuttings, etc.: with correspondence relating to same, and a small note-book containing lists of specimens, some priced.  Sevenoaks. In the first section there are a few small anatomical pen-drawings of Insects, some on tracing paper and mounted.  The correspondents are:  ATMORE (E. A.) of King's Lynn, BENNETT (W. H.) [?], BLOOMFIELD (Edwin Newson [1827-1914], CARR (C.), DOIDGE (H.) of Taunton, DREWRY (Edward) of Cark-in-Cartmel, HOOKER (D. G.)[?] of Bournemouth, KEYS (James H.) of Plymouth, MELLOWS (C.) of York, NURSE (Euston John) [1864-1945] of Windermere, PLOWRIGHT (Charles Bagge), M.D. [1894-1910].

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