To John Murray [25? March 1868]1
4 Chester Place | R. Park N.W
Wednesday
My dear Sir
They are printing my Book in the U. States in such hot haste they will not wait for stereotypes of the woodcuts; but I want them to have the Reprint on account of corrections.—2 Will you therefore please send by todays Post a copy in sheets, addressed to
Prof. Asa Gray
Cambridge Massachussetts
U. States.3
See the Postage correctly paid.—
Many thanks for for several parcels & letters forwarded to me.—
I will call today or soon to speak about the little Book “Fur Darwin”—4 When I call I shd like to hear about state of sale of last Edit. of Origin & new Book.5
My dear sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Summary
American publishers will not wait for woodcuts, so asks Murray to have a copy of the reprint sent to Asa Gray. Will call soon to talk about Für Darwin and to hear about sale of latest edition of Origin
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6050F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- London
- Source of text
- Bonhams (dealers) (10 November 2009); PBA Galleries (dealers) (10 May 2012)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6050F,” accessed on 4 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6050F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)