To John Murray 15 January [1867]
Down.
Jan 15th
My dear Sir
The type seems to me excellent & I will force a good deal into the smaller size.1 The page, as I understood, will be as large as in Lyell’s new Edit. of Principles.—2
I am rather pleased to hear from Dr Hooker that he is not surprised at my book being big.—3
My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Lyell, Charles. 1867–8. Principles of geology or the modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology. 10th edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Approves of type [for Variation]. Pleased to hear from Hooker that he is not surprised that MS is big.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5363
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 161)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5363,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5363.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15