To John Murray   21 March 1871

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Mar 21. 1871

My dear Mr Murray

I am astonished at the sale of my book.1 I will make no additions but must correct a few misprints & errors.2

I will send the sheets tomorrow to Messrs Clowes,3 who have been wonderfully kind in keeping up the types so long.

yours very faithfully | Ch Darwin

LS

2
For more on the corrections CD made for the third printing of Descent, see the letter from J. V. Carus, 15 March 1871 and n. 2.
3
CD refers to the firm William Clowes & Sons, John Murray’s printers.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7608,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7608