I have not heard from Mr. Schweizerbart so cannot give a definitive answer to your father; but the more I think on the subject the more I feel that I am bound not in any way to support another edition.² For this reason alone I am sorry to say that I cannot offer to send clean sheets of the new English edition of the Origin as they are printed off; and the corrections & additions are so numerous that they c^d be sent in no other way³

With respect to your enquiry about my other works; in your list you give the same book twice over with different titles.⁴ My Journal of Researches &c was translated in 1844 into German by Dr. Diefenbach (Viewig & Sons Braunschweig) but the translation was made from the first English edition.⁵ The 2nd Ed. was considerably condensed & improved & was published under the above title of ‘Journal of Researches’ & has had so very large a sale in English (viz. 10,000 copies) that it might possibly be worth re-translating into German.⁶ The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle is a very large book with most expensive illustrations.⁷ My work on Cirripedia consists of 2 thick Vols with numerous illustrations.⁸ It is obviously out of the question to think of translating either of these works. My geological works consist of 3 thin Vols, now I believe always sold by Smith & Elder bound together in one thick Vol.⁹ These consist of ‘The Structure & distribution of Coral Reefs.’ This is a work of some interest, & if my name had formerly been known in Germany and have been worth translation. The other two parts consist of ‘Geological observe. on Volcanic Island’ & ‘Geolog. Observ. on South America.’ My work on the contrivances by which orchids are fertilized has been translated into German—at towards the close of last year I published in the Journal of the Linnean Soc. & separately a little book on the ‘Movements & habits of Climbing Plants,’ of which I send you a copy.¹⁰ I cannot suppose that this wd be worth translation, although formerly 2 little books appeared in Germany on this subject,¹¹ & I may add that this treatise has been highly spoken of by Botanists. If it were translated, which I repeat I do not think wd answer, it might be worth while to add Three papers by me published in the Linnean Journal on a very curious subject namely Dimorphism & Trimorphism in plants & which has been a good deal discussed in German scientific periodicals.¹²

I will write again as soon as I hear from M. Schweizerbart but I have hardly any doubt that he will agree to my proposals—

Believe me dear Sir | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin