To John Murray 4 February [1860]1
Down Bromley Kent
Feb. 4th
My dear Sir
I send M.S.2 which will print on two pages: it might with advantage be printed in smaller type than rest of volume: it will make p. vii & viii of Preface, if you print new Table of Contents, which Table looks so poor.—
I must see proof of these additions on account of proper names;3 but proof shall be returned same day. I do not at all care for corrections given to p. vi of present Preface: it is not worth printing new page.—
I should like one copy of this Reprint just to see it & to give to Mr Sclater who has aided me.—4 If you give it me, please send it to 57 Queen Anne St. W.—5
Please to send immediately a copy of the “Origin” (for German Translator) to
Herr Schweitzerbart6 Buch=Verleger Stuttgart Wurtemburg
Can it be sent by Post without outrageous Postage? Please send it in quickest & best manner.
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin
Prof. Asa Gray is going to bring out an Edition of the Origin; so that I believe there will be two Editions in U. States.—7
Footnotes
Bibliography
Journal of researches (1860): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle around the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. By Charles Darwin. Reprint edition. London: John Murray. 1860.
Journal of researches: Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839.
Origin: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859.
Summary
Final arrangements for new edition of Journal of researches [1860]. Wants one copy to give to P. L. Sclater, who has aided him.
Asks that copy of Origin be sent immediately to Schweizerbart for German translation.
Asa Gray is going to bring out an edition of Origin.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2686
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.84–85)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2686,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2686.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8