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To Karl Alberts   16 September 1879

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Sep 16. 1879

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged for your letter, & hope that the little book may sell fairly well in Germany.1 As I was in communication with Mons Reinwald, I asked Dr Krause whether he would object to French & American editions, appearing to which he agreed.2 M. Reinwald proposed to bring out an edition, but I do not positively know that he keeps to his decision. He has published translations of all my books and gives me a percentage on the profit; and this if any I intended to hand over to Dr Krause. It therefore makes no difference to me who publishes the French edition, excepting that I consider myself pledged in honour to give my Notice to M. Reinwald.

I always supply Messrs Appleton with stereotype plates of the type & they give me a percentage of the profits which I likewise intend to hand over to Dr Krause.3 I have informed Dr Krause of the cost of the autotype portrait: cliches of the two woodblocks will cost only a trifle.4

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

P.S. I will write by this post to M. Reinwald, & tell him what I have said to you5

LS

1
Alberts’s letter has not been found. He was arranging the publication of Erasmus Darwin in Germany (see letter from Ernst Krause, 12 September 1879).
2
CD had sent a copy of the proof-sheets of Erasmus Darwin to Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald (see letter to C.-F. Reinwald, 11 September 1879). See also letter to Ernst Krause, 5 [May] 1879.
3
D. Appleton & Co. published Erasmus Darwin US ed.
5
The letter to Reinwald has not been found, but see the letter to C.-F. Reinwald, 11 September 1879.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12232F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12232F