To G. H. Darwin 2 December [1874]
Mr Appleton will bring out the new Edit of the Descent in the U. States, so that your work will now tell in 3 Edits.1
C. D.
Dec. 2d.
Footnotes
D. Appleton & Co, CD’s US publisher, had agreed to publish the second edition of Descent in the US (letter from D. Appleton & Co., [c. 19] November 1874). George had helped edit this edition (letter to G. H. Darwin, 27 November [1874]). A German translation was also being prepared (letter from J. V. Carus, 27 October 1874).
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Appleton will bring out the new edition of Descent in the U. S., so GHD’s work will now be in three editions.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9741
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- DE 2 | 74
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 41
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9741,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9741.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
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