From C.-F. Reinwald 10 December 1874
Paris.
Dec. 10th. 1874
To Charles Darwin Esq. | Down. Beckenham. Kent
Dear Sir
We had the honor to send you this morning by book-post the first copy, which ready, of the french translation of your “Naturalist’s journey on board of the Beagle,” which will be published in a few days here.1 We hope that the translation of Mr Barbier’s as well as the typographical part of the book will merit your approbation. The french press will soon give some reports on our translation, which we dare say, has really been impatiently waited for since of a few months.
According to our proposal of May 14. 1873. a percentage in the sale of the book ⟨is⟩ due to you, as soon as it will have reach⟨ed⟩ 750 copies. This percentage has been fixed at £20.—2 —and we hope to be soon able to hand you the said sum.
We remain, Dear Sir, | yours most obediently | C Reinwald & Co
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Journal of researches (1870): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. By Charles Darwin. New edition. London: John Murray. 1870.
Summary
Sends French translation of Journal of researches and will send the £20 due to CD when 750 copies have been sold.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9752
- From
- Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Paris
- Source of text
- DAR 176: 103
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9752,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9752.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
