Asks JM to forward letter [1525] to Francis Galton "the author of the very interesting volume" Murray recently published.
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Asks JM to forward letter [1525] to Francis Galton "the author of the very interesting volume" Murray recently published.
Discusses presentation copies [of the Origin].
Discusses proposed publication of Variation.
Seek permission to produce a translation of Variation.
Encloses memorandum for CD concerning JLS’s career and the development of his transformist views.
Wants to keep "The origin of man" as first part of title of book.
Discusses publication of Descent. Orders copies of vol. 2 sent to Wallace, Mivart, and F. P. Cobbe.
Will attend Athenaeum and vote for RC.
Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 copies, of Descent.
Discusses new edition of Descent.
Pleased about sale and new issue [of Descent]. Discusses presentation copies.
Has corrected last page of index of Origin [6th ed.]. Sends instructions.
Requests that JM make stereotype plates of 6th edition of Origin available to D. Appleton. This will be last edition and CD is "extremely anxious" to spread his views.
Asks Murray not to announce Cross and self-fertilisation.
Editor of L’Unione, Turin, would publish an Italian edition of Variation if the clichés of the English edition were made available at not more than £10.
Has received a confusing set of engravings, with both missing and superfluous illustrations [for Polish translation of Descent].
Greatly pleased at sale [of Climbing plants].
Points out a discrepancy in their records of copies of Origin printed.
500 more copies of Insectivorous plants should last forever.
Encloses a letter to be forwarded to CD [see 10212].
Describes case of two varieties of Russian wheat, the kubanka (or White Turkish) and the saxonka, which grow side by side with no intermediate varieties. As kubanka gradually yields place to saxonka, thinks an unusual tendency to jumping variation [saltation] operates; suggests CD urge some young botanist to investigate [see ML 2: 419–22].
Encloses a cheque for £11.19.9. Will transmit £7.9.4 to Fritz Müller. Thanks for account of the sale of his books, which appears to be in a "lamentable state".