To R. F. Cooke 29 August [1875]1
Bassett | Southampton
Aug 29th
My dear Sir
As the Chapters in my Var. under Domestication are consecutive there is no reason why the first or second or third chapter of Vol. 2. might not appear in Vol. I. Mssr Clowes will judge better on this head when he receives M.S of Vol. 2.2 I return home on Sat 11th. & by about 21st I shall be able to send the whole of Vol. 2.—3
I have had a letter from Mssr Clowes informing me that you complain of the extra expence of the proofs of the Climbing Plants being at my special request on wider paper.—4 I do not understand Mssr. Clowes explanation of the cost, as all that I wanted was proofs on better paper & with wider exterior margin, as this saved me much time & labour. Considering that my books sell fairly well, I must say that I have been somewhat mortified & annoyed to hear that you grudge this trifling expence, & complain of my conduct to Mssr Clowes.— I have directed Mssr Clowes to take charge of mere errors in letters in both the books now printing so as to allow me to attend solely to sense; & they must undertake the correction of Index.— I do not think that I am unreasonable in expecting this much aid.
Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Variation 2d ed.: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
On publishing details of Variation [2d ed.].
CD mortified and annoyed to hear that RC has complained to Messrs Clowes of the extra expense because proofs for Climbing plants were put on wider paper at CD’s request.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10138
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 330–1)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10138,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10138.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23