From John Lubbock 30 January 1868
15, Lombard Street. E.C.
30 Jan 68
My dear Mr. Darwin
Many thanks for the Book which I need not say I shall read with great interest— Even the small print.1
Yours very truly | John Lubbock
Footnotes
The reference is to Variation. Lubbock’s name appears on CD’s presentation list for the book (see Correspondence vol. 16, Appendix IV). To reduce the length of the book, CD suggested to his publisher, John Murray, that more detailed information be printed in a smaller type (see Correspondence vol. 15, letter to John Murray, 8 January [1867]).
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Many thanks for the book [Variation].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5818
- From
- John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Lombard St, 15
- Source of text
- DAR 170: 61
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5818,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
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