Dear Sir,

I am much obliged for your letter, & hope that the little book may sell fairly well in Germany.¹ As I was in communication with Mons Reinwald, I asked D^r Krause whether he would object to French & American editions, appearing to which he agreed.² M. Reinwald proposed to bring out an edition, but I do not positively know that he keeps to his decision. He has published translations of all my books and gives me a percentage on the profit; and this if any I intended to hand over to D^r Krause. It therefore makes no difference to me who publishes the French edition, excepting that I consider myself pledged in honour to give my Notice to M. Reinwald.

I always supply Mess^rs Appleton with stereotype plates of the type & they give me a percentage of the profits which I likewise intend to hand over to D^r Krause.³ I have informed D^r Krause of the cost of the autotype portrait: cliches of the two woodblocks will cost only a trifle.⁴

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

P.S. I will write by this post to M. Reinwald, & tell him what I have said to you⁵