WCP4059

[1]

Rosehill, Dorking

Feb[ruar]^y.. 20th. 1877

My dear Newton¹

Will you oblige me by looking at the enclosed notes for an abridgement of my Geog[raphic]. Dist[ribution]. of Animals²,— & see if you think such a book, forming a small geo. vol. to sell at about 7/- would have a considerable sale without stopping the sale of the larger work.

It might no doubt be better to rewrite & remodel the book, but I really do not feel equal to undertaking that. But any suggestions from you, calculated to make such a book as proposed useful to [2] students of Natural History, would be attended to.

I have only received one suggestion, & that is to paint the Maps & Table separately;— but I do not think this would do, as it would certainly injure the sale of the larger book without having a very extensive sale itself.

Of course in the small book I sh[oul]^d make all needful corrections & some additions where trustworthy new matter is available.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Prof. Newton F.R.P.

[3] The tables & colored Maps must of course be omitted both to keep the expense down, & to make sufficiently marked difference between the cheap & the dear book.

A.R.W. [signature]