To Smith, Elder & Co. 22 April 1876
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Ap 22.76
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your letter and for your kindness in searching for the two vols1 If you succeed, please to inform me, but do not send them off, as I am inquiring from some of my friends.2
If upon further reflection you are willing to take the risk under the terms proposed in your letter to bring out a new edit of the two volumes I shall be much pleased.3 But then please to observe that I cannot undertake to correct the press. On two occasions Mr Murray brought out new edits of my books without my looking at them,4 and assured me that under such circumstances the printers would guarantee a correct copy I think it must somehow appear either by a short preface or on the title-page that the new edits are merely reprints. In case any woodblocks should be missing it is possible that I may have them & would then search for them.
In case there should ever be a new edit of the Coral Reefs wanted which I suppose is very improbable I should like to correct a few trifling errata5
I remain | dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Coral reefs: The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1842.
Journal of researches (1852): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. New edition [2d edition]. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1852.
South America: Geological observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1846.
Volcanic islands: Geological observations on the volcanic islands, visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1844.
Summary
Discussing a reprint of South America.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10466G
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- AP 23 76
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 43127)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10466G,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10466G.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24