Acknowledges correction in text of Variation . "You are a most conscientious editor & are as careful as I am apt to be careless."
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Acknowledges correction in text of Variation . "You are a most conscientious editor & are as careful as I am apt to be careless."
Has no corrections for second German edition [of Expression]. Plans to bring out an improved edition in a year or two.
Thanks for reference JVC sent.
John Murray has announced his next book [Cross and self-fertilisation] without CD’s knowledge. It is only half-written. JVC will hear when it is published and will decide whether it is worth translating. It will be dry, but, CD believes, of value.
Has read an account of JVC’s Scottish lectures.
Invites JVC to Down.
Regrets he cannot receive JVC at Down on Monday as he would then be too unwell to travel on Tuesday, when he must leave for a visit [to Abinger Hall, according to the Journal].
Has been working hard on Drosera and Dionaea. His next book will be on these plants and not, as he had intended, "On evil effects of Inter breeding".
Informs JVC that he is beginning a second, corrected edition of Descent, in case a new edition is wanted in Germany.
Is glad to hear of new German edition of Descent, but owing to his extensive revisions, corrected sheets will not be ready for about three months.
Is working on a new edition of Coral reefs, which he thinks would sell in Germany.
Would like to hear "out of curiosity & vanity" how many copies of his books have been sold in Germany.
Looks forward to a visit from JVC and family in August.
Sheets of vol. 1 of Descent [2d ed.] are going to printer;
new edition of Coral reefs is half printed.
Would be glad to hear of a collected edition of his works [in Germany], but has no opinion on how it would sell. Has been surprised to learn that in England some think uniform collected works sell best. Tells JVC his publication plans and other details to guide him on extent of a "collected works".
Descent corrections have been laborious and troublesome.
Descent [2d English ed.] will not be published until November. Will send JVC first sheet of revised proofs soon.
Pleased to hear of success of JVC’s lectures.
Summer plans have changed. Does not yet know when he will take a month’s holiday.
Asks JVC if he can provide introductions in Leipzig and Dresden for his son George.
Has not yet received any revised sheets of Descent [2d English ed.].
Advises JVC on how his publisher might deal with problem of getting satisfactory heliotype copies for 2d [German] edition of Expression.
Regrets that he will again be away in August, when JVC might have come for a visit.
Will soon send remaining sheets [of Descent, 2d English ed.]. Fears JVC’s errata have come too late for printing.
His new work [Insectivorous plants] will make a rather big book.
Thanks JVC for a correction to 2d English edition of Descent, which is now finished. 1350 copies were sold at Murray’s sale.
Thanks JVC for errata [in Descent, 2d ed.].
Discusses work in progress and publication plans.
Will be pleased to receive concluding volume of JVC’s Zoologie [see 8531].
Pleased JVC likes Journal of researches. Responds to his queries and thanks him for conscientiousness as a translator.
Insectivorous plants is so large that Murray will publish Climbing plants as a separate little book. Hopes Insectivorous plants is worth translating.
Thanks JVC for corrections in Insectivorous plants. Explains confusion of fluid and dry measures. The work has sold well in England.
Repeats suggestion that JVC employ someone to translate Climbing plants under his supervision.
Encloses a correction [for Climbing plants, 2d ed.]. Asa Gray made a mistake in name of species of Passiflora.
Answers some question about species.
Sends biographical sketch.
Now considers that a note on Nägeli would have to be too long to include. Discusses his differences with Nägeli. Cannot believe in spontaneous generation. At present the principle of life seems to him beyond the confines of science.