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To ?   17 December [1866]1

Down Bromley Kent

Dec. 17th

Dear Sir

Four Editions of the Origin have appeared; that published last month is considerably added to & can be procured through any bookseller2   I am glad to hear that you are interested on the subject.—

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

Footnotes

1
The year is established by the reference to Origin 4th ed., which was published in 1866.
2
For the numerous additions to Origin 4th ed., which was published five years after the third edition, see Correspondence vol. 14, Introduction, pp. xv–xvi.

Bibliography

Origin 4th ed.: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 4th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1866.

Summary

Gives information about obtaining the most recent (4th) edition of Origin.

Is glad to hear that his correspondent is interested in the subject.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-5310F
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Unidentified
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Bloomsbury Auctions (dealers) (22 June 2017)
Physical description
ALS 1p

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5310F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5310F.xml

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