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Sends statement [missing] of cost and proceeds of publishing Facts and arguments for Darwin at 6s. Asks whether CD agrees to this price.

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Book [Facts and arguments for Darwin] is being bound; it is probably too late to alter lettering.

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Confirms a request by CD that Murray’s supply electrotypes of Orchids at most reasonable possible price.

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RC has sent a copy of the new [5th] edition of Origin.

Electrotypes [of Orchids] have been sent to Bologna.

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Thanks for [July 1869] issue of Quarterly Review.

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Assumes Murray will give permission for French translation of Orchids; asks that stereotypes of woodcuts be supplied at cost, since if expensive the work will not appear.

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Thinks it best for Murray’s to engrave the "Monkeys", etc. for themselves.

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Has just heard that 1st volume of Dutch edition [of Descent] has been announced for 10 December. Was CD aware that the Dutch intended to publish vol. 1 by itself?

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Sends title-page of Descent for approval. Asks whether CD has any idea of size of index.

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Has no idea about length of index [for Descent]. W. S. Dallas wrote it would take ten days more. Asks how many presentation copies he may have. Lists journals to receive review copies.

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Sends list of journals to be sent review copies of Descent. If CD wants to add others, they will be included. Printing of 2500 copies ordered; retail price 24s.

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Suggests periodicals to receive review copies [of Descent].

Is "ashamed at my corrections".

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Discusses mailing of presentation copies [of Descent]. Sends addresses of A. R. Wallace and St George Mivart.

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Asks that review copy [of Descent] be sent to F. P. Cobbe.

Discusses mailing of presentation copies.

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Encloses a letter [missing] from C. Reinwald, publisher of the French edition of Descent [1872].

Vincenzi [of Unione, Turin – publisher of Italian translation] has not yet paid the account.

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Asks that a presentation copy [of Descent?] be sent to Edward Blyth. Comments on publication.

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Discusses presentation copies [of Descent]. Dallas returned proofs of index on Friday. Asks for John Stuart Mill’s address.

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Printing of Descent will be done this day. Cannot publish until next week.

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Suggests sending his book [Descent?] to Popular Science Review.

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Believes heliotype process is best for book illustrations. Has sent copies [of Descent] to Loescher and Carus.

Is working on an estimate for the cheap [6th] edition of the Origin.

The Times review has not hurt sales of Descent.