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2922 DARWIN (Charles). Naturalist and Author.

A.L.S. 1 page, 8vo. Down, 19th April, 1874. £2 10s

[To Henry Willett 19 April [1874]]

Mentioning his "Origin of Species," and corrections therein.

"…You must be reading one of the first edition of the Origin, for I altered & omitted long ago all that part about the rate of the sea eating back the land, in which I blundered most egregiously." [This letter was listed again in Maggs. Bros. catalogue 399 in 1923.]

2023. ———— As L.S. to J. Jenner Weir. I page, 8vo. Beckenham, May Ist, 1875. With envelope. £2 2s As to a certain Prof. Weismann who was much interested in his correspondent's experiments concerning birds not eating gaudy caterpillars.

[To J. J. Weir 1 May 1875]

"I have had a letter from Prof. Weismann, who is much interested in your experiments on birds not eating gaudy caterpillars. He wishes much to know whether you have tried any other experiments . . . & whether you know of similar ones performed by other observers. Those by Riley of U. States seemed to me the best."

2924 ———— L.S. with six words Autograph inserted in the text to the same. 24 pp., 8vo. Beckenham, July 5th, 1875. With envelope. £1 5s

Discussing observations and experiments on certain flowers and plants. Mentioning his new edition of " Variation and Domestication."

"Am I right in supposing that none of the flowers were of a . . . or mingled nature like those of C. Adami, for this makes your case very peculiar? Your letter is dated 1870, & I should like to know whether the grafted C. purpureus produced a twig bearing yellow flowers during this or some previous year. ….

"I am correcting a new edit. of my Var., & I feel sure that you will excuse my troubling you.

2925. ———— A.L.S. 2 pp., 8vo. Down, Bromley, 1861. 18s

Concerning a book he required.