Lear (Edward). Lengthy autograph letter

Lear (Edward). Lengthy autograph letter, signed Edward Lear, San Remo, August 4, 1873, closely written on 4pp., 8vo, discussing the zoological drawings he made for Bell, materialism and beliefs, and a great deal of detail about life in Italy, including olive-picking and the trees and plants: "The growth of vegetation here is really absurd Passion flowers are a positive pest. They sprout up in all places and at all seasons "