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DARWIN (Charles). Naturalist and Author

L.S. 1 page, 8vo.

[To C.-F. Reinwald   26 December 1875]

Down, December 26th, 1875.

"I enclose a list of errata in my 'Insectivorous Plants' detected by Prof Victor Cams in the course of his translation. Will you be so good as to forward the errata to the translator who is engaged in the French translation of 'Insectivorous Plants.'"

DARWIN (Charles).

A.L.S. to J. S. Bowerbank. 1 page, 8vo. March 29th, 1859. With addressed envelope. Also an autographed photograph, carte de visite size.

[To James Scott Bowerbank 29 March [1859]]

"I write a line to say that I have not received receipt for £2 2s. 0d. transmitted on the 20th for Palaeont. Soc. for years 1858-1859.

DARWIN (Charles).

L.S. to "My dear Ramsay." 1 1/2 pp., 8vo.

Beckenham, Kent, December 30th 1871.

"Many thanks for your statement, which I will give with due caution. It will be useful to me as I have a paved path crossing part of my lawn from which the worm castings have not been swept, & which is now covered by 1 1/2 inches in thickness of turf." Etc.

DARWIN (Charles).

A.L.S. 2 pp., 8vo. July 31st, N.Y.

Asking for a description from one of Emanuel da Costa's works.

DARWIN (Charles).

A.L.S. 2 1/2 pp., 8vo. Kent, January 12th, N.Y.

"...I was so very unwell, partly from accidental causes, that I never once knew how I shd, be on two consecutive days, and indeed for five weeks I was unable to go out of doors." Etc.

DARWIN (Charles).

A.L.S. 4 pp., 8vo. Farnborough, Kent, December 19th.

[unrecorded letter?]

An interesting and instructive letter on "upraised beaches," mentioning several examples (particularly the "Chesil Beach"), and quoting certain reference Books.

"The term you employ is not used by geologists of upraised beaches, the one best known is the S. Coast of Devonshire.. . An engineer I think Palmer has described. . . in a very able article the movement of the pebbles along whole S. Coast of England. . .." Etc.