From Tendler & Co. to John Murray 29 May 1867
Summary
Seek permission to produce a translation of Variation.
| Author: | Tendler & Co. |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 29 May 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5555 |
From John Murray 30 January [1867]
Summary
First portion of Variation MS has been set up. Murray will not decide on number to be printed until he has read a good portion. The agreement applies only to the first edition.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 345 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5383 |
From John Murray 17 April [1867]
Summary
On cost of electrotypes from woodcuts for Variation and price to charge Schweizerbart.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 348 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5504 |
To John Murray 6 August [1867]
Summary
Sends the four volumes [of Brehm’s Thierleben] for Murray’s consideration.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 6 Aug [1867] |
| Classmark: | S. J. Hessel (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5599 |
From John Murray 23 September [1867]
Summary
Schweizerbart anxious to get Variation sheets for German translation. Hopes he has found a good indexer in W. S. Dallas.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Sept [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 351 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5633 |
To John Murray 15 January [1867]
Summary
Approves of type [for Variation]. Pleased to hear from Hooker that he is not surprised that MS is big.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 15 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 161) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5363 |
To John Murray 29 January [1867]
Summary
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.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 29 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 162–163) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5382 |
To John Murray 31 January [1867]
Summary
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.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 31 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 164–165) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5384 |
To John Murray 4 April [1867]
Summary
Asks JM not to send stereotypes [of Variation] to Schweizerbart until he has heard that Carus will translate it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 4 Apr [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 32–33) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5486 |
From John Murray 5 August [1867]
Summary
He is unacquainted with Brehm’s work [Thierleben]. Asks that a volume be sent so he can form an opinion on publishing it.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 349 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5597 |
To John Murray [24 September – 31 October 1867]
Summary
Instructions for the index to Variation
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | [24 Sept – 31 Oct 1867] |
| Classmark: | Heritage Auctions (dealers) (2006) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5633F |
To John Murray 2 November [1867]
Summary
Dallas’ index [for Variation] well done but rather too full.
A hybrid from an ass and a bull is utterly incredible.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 2 Nov [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 176–177) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5667 |
To John Murray 31 December [1867]
Summary
Introduces Clair Grece who wishes to translate a work on English grammar from the German.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 31 Dec [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 64–65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5743 |
From John Murray 2 January [1867]
Summary
William Clowes [printer for J. Murray] estimates that Variation will come to a first volume of 648 pages and a second volume of 624 pages – which is too much for volumes the same size as Origin. Murray proposes a larger size.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 342 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5345 |
From John Murray 9 January [1867]
Summary
CD should not be discouraged by the bulk of Variation. CD’s suggestion to print technical details in small type is good.
Murray has sent MS to a "man of letters and good information" as an experiment to test its effect. Has no intention of throwing up publication.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 343 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5354 |
From John Murray 19 March [1867]
Summary
Agrees that new title of Variation is an improvement. Now thinks 1500 copies a safe number to print.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Mar [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 347 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5448 |
To John Murray 20 March [1867]
Summary
The new title is fixed. Thanks for clean sheets. As to number of copies, now that JM proposes 1500, CD is frightened.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 20 Mar [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 169–170) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5450 |
To John Murray 10 April [1867]
Summary
CD writes about stereotypes for German and Russian editions of Variation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 10 Apr [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 34–35) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5497 |
To John Murray 4 August [1867]
Summary
Asks whether JM is interested in publishing A. E. Brehm, Illustrirtes Thierleben [4 vols. (1864–7)], which has had immense sale on the continent.
Is making good progress with proofs [of Variation].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 4 Aug [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 171–172) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5594 |
To John Murray 20 September 1867
Summary
Thanks for "pleasant remittance" of £250 for 4th edition of Origin.
Glad to see that Orchids sells a little.
Hopes Variation will be more successful.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 20 Sept 1867 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 173) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5632 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (28) |
| Murray, John (b) | (11) |
| Carus, J. V. | (2) |
| Blyth, Edward | (1) |
| Erskine, H. N. B. | (1) |
| Blyth, Edward | (1) |
| Carus, J. V. | (2) |
| Dareste, Camille | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (17) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Haeckel, Ernst | (1) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
| Kingsley, Charles | (1) |
| Kovalevsky, V. O. | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (19) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
| Wedgwood, F. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (45) |
| Murray, John (b) | (30) |
| Carus, J. V. | (4) |
| Blyth, Edward | (2) |
| Dareste, Camille | (1) |
