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To [G.-G. Baillière?]1   5 July 1878

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

July 5th 1878

Dear Sir

I hope that you will be so good as to inform M. Cosserat how greatly pleased I am with the appearance of the translation which he has done me the honour to make of my book on Coral-reefs.—2 I further beg to thank you for having sent me a copy.—

I have the honour to remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

1
The correspondent is conjectured from the reference to the French translation of the second edition of Coral reefs (see n. 2, below).
2
The French translation of the second edition of Coral reefs was made by Louis Cosserat, and published in 1878 by Librarie Germer Baillière et Cie under the proprietorship of Gustave-Germer Baillière (Cosserat trans. 1878).

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.

Cosserat, M. L. trans. 1878. Les récifs de corail, leur structure et leur distribution. By Charles Darwin. (French translation of Coral reefs 2d ed.) Paris: Germer-Baillière.

Summary

Hopes Baillière will inform Cosserat how pleased he is with the new translation of Coral Reefs.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11590F
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Gustave-Germer Baillière
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Peter Harrington (dealer) (7 February 2012)
Physical description
ALS

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11590F,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11590F.xml

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