To James Dixon 8 May 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
May 8th. 1880
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged to you for your kind note.1 Should I ever bring out a new Edit. of my Descent of Man or Expression of the Emotions, which is not probable, your information will be useful to me.—2
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully & obliged | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
No new editions of Descent or Expression were published in CD’s lifetime.
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Thanks for information.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12599
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Dixon
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 6604: 17)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12599,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12599.xml
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