To ? 23 November 18811
Down, Beckenham, Kent
[…] I have some copies of some of my books from the library of my late brother,2 & I have much pleasure in sending three of them […] They consist of the Descent of Man— Variation of Animals & Plants & my Journal of Researches3 […]
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
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.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Sends copies of Variation, Descent, and Journal of researches from "the library of my late brother".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13507
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Unidentified
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Charles Hamilton (dealer) (29 January 1970)
- Physical description
- ALS * 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13507,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13507.xml