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To C.-F. Reinwald   20 October 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

Oct 20th. 1880

Dear Sir

I have just heard from Mr. Murray that the actual cost of the 195 woodblocks is 10£; & though Mr Murray tells me it is very unusual to allow anyone to have the cliches at prime cost, I have arranged that you shall have them at this price so as to aid you in bringing out a French Translation.—1 As soon as you have decided, pray write to Mr. Murray, asking him to have the cliches made & reminding him that I have stated that the cost to you is to be only 10£.—

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

P.S. | I send Mad. Barbier 10£, & I am very much obliged for your kind letter on the subject.—2

1
See letter from R. F. Cooke, 19 October 1880. Cooke was a partner in the John Murray publishing company; he was responding to CD’s letter of 16 October 1880. The clichés were the stereotype plates of the woodcuts in Movement in plants.
2
See letter from C.-F. Reinwald, 7 October 1880 and n. 3. CD’s payment to Arthémise Barbier (the widow of Edmond Barbier, CD’s French translator) was recorded as ‘charity’ in his Account books–cash account (Down House MS).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added blue ink
1.5 asking] after del ‘reminding’
1.5 reminding him] interl

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12768,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12768