To C. I. F. Major [c. 1 November 1872]
Summary
Will let CIFM know [probably about John Murray’s terms for an Italian translation of Expression].
Thanks for information about hornless fossil Bos etruscus and Miocene fossils of genus Sus [see Descent, 2d ed., pp. 505, 521].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major |
| Date: | [c. 1 Nov 1872] |
| Classmark: | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center (Crerar Manuscript 131) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8564F |
From C. I. F. Major 17 November 1872
Summary
Agrees to translate Expression into Italian.
| Author: | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8633 |
From C. I. F. Major 6 February 1873
Summary
Cannot find a publisher for Italian translation of Expression. Gives up the project.
| Author: | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Feb 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8759 |
From C. I. F. Major 18 October 1872
Summary
Asks permission to translate Expression into German. Will superintend an Italian translation.
Informs CD of hornless fossil Bos etruscus and Miocene fossils of genus Sus [see Descent, 2d ed., pp. 505, 521].
| Author: | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Oct 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 123–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8564 |
To John Murray 11 November 1872
Summary
CD is delighted and astonished at sale of Expression,
and pleased with sale of others, except Descent. He fears a new edition of that work may never be required. Would have liked to bring out a thoroughly revised one.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 11 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 276–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8620 |
From Giovanni Canestrini 29 July 1875
Summary
Italian translation of Variation will at last be published; will await second [English] edition to incorporate corrections.
Asks permission to translate Expression.
The second [Italian] edition of Origin is now in press.
| Author: | Giovanni Canestrini |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 July 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10102 |
| letter | (6) |
| Major, C. I. F. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Canestrini, Giovanni | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Major, C. I. F. | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Major, C. I. F. | (4) |
| Canestrini, Giovanni | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
