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Has agreed to permit P. T. A. Talandier to translate the Origin.

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Thanks JM for highly flattering extract from German newspaper.

Asks JM to take steps to reserve to CD right of translation in Germany.

If there is to be a new title-page to Journal of researches, it would be a "splendid puff" to put in "7th thousand", or if Colburn’s 1500 can be added: "8th thousand".

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Thanks for six copies of Journal of researches [1860 ed.].

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Regrets the error in the bill and receipt. CD is surprised at so large a reduction in profit in the last edition.

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Would JM object to size of Orchids being same as W. N. Hutchinson, Dog breeding [1850]? Prefers little book, not to look pretentious.

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Likes the idea of matching Orchids with Origin. Begs for large print and spacing so that the book will not look "ridiculously small".

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JM is a bold man to print 1500 copies [of Orchids].

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Asks that a copy of Origin be sent to Thomas Rivers.

Curious about sale of Orchids. It is too stiff for the public. "If praise from Botanists would sell, it would go off well."

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Thanks for advertisement, and pleased Murray likes title (of Variation).

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It is not certain cuts are wanted by an American publisher [of Orchids].

Has fixed price of £10 for Schweizerbart [Stuttgart publisher].

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Approves of type [for Variation]. Pleased to hear from Hooker that he is not surprised that MS is big.

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CD agrees to JM’s proposal of half-profits. Thinks it a mistake to print only 750 copies. The agreement on half-profit is for first edition only. CD estimates his book at a higher value than JM does.

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Is convinced his chapter on man [for Variation] will excite plenty of attention and abuse, which he supposes is as good as praise for selling a book.

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Asks JM not to send stereotypes [of Variation] to Schweizerbart until he has heard that Carus will translate it.

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Instructions for the index to Variation

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Dallas’ index [for Variation] well done but rather too full.

A hybrid from an ass and a bull is utterly incredible.

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Introduces Clair Grece who wishes to translate a work on English grammar from the German.

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Finds Academy contains valuable matter for his work.

Descent progresses slowly – will not be ready for press for several months.

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MS of Descent, except last chapter, is ready to send to printer. Hopes the printer will be able to keep him steadily at work correcting proof. "It drives me mad to change from job to job."

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CD did not promise Appleton stereotypes of text [of Descent]; only of cuts.

Wishes to know which passage JM thought "coarse". Remembers only a quotation from John Hunter on courtship of female being required "to give her desires" [Descent 1: 273]. He fancied a quotation rendered the sentence less coarse.