To J. V. Carus 20 November [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Nov. 20th
My dear Sir
Many thanks. I copied reference from a Plate to H. Müllers paper & did not know what it meant.2 I cannot conceive why I did not write to him; & it was a sad mistake.
If you find, as you probably will, more errata will you kindly keep a list for any future edit. & give me true reference for “Ver. d. V.”.—3 The book is now finished & I will send you a copy, as soon as I receive one.
I sent off yesterday to you the last sheets.— On the day of Murray’s sale 1350 copies were sold, with which I am well contented.—4
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Summary
Thanks JVC for a correction to 2d English edition of Descent, which is now finished. 1350 copies were sold at Murray’s sale.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9725
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Julius Victor Carus
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 125–126)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9725,” accessed on 30 September 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9725.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
