McCabe, Joseph

Joseph McCabe an Ernst Haeckel, London, [8. November 1905]

16, Elm Grove.

Cricklewood.

London N.W.

Dear Professor Haeckel.

My publisher is very pleased with the illustrations you so kindly sent & has selected 13 of them for the biography. He wants me – with all sympathy for your unfortunate illness – to trouble a little further in regard to them. Briefly:

1. In regard to copyright. Am I correct in assuring him that your consent is all we need in the case of the following:

a) Photograph of bust in the „Bericht” of 60th birthday.

b) Photographs of yourself & assistant at Lanzerote, yourself || & Dohrn & others at Heligoland, yourself & a group of professors at Jena, & the profile portrait (1890).

c) The photogravure of yourself in 1880 (no publisher’s name on it)

d) Photograph by Gabriel Max

As to the copyright of others I will write myself to the publishers.

2. Is it possible to get loose copies of the photograph of the bust (60th birthday, 1894)? a I would like to keep the „Bericht” in my own hands until I return it, but if there are no loose copies they promise to be very careful with it.

The publisher’s artistic || adviser has chosen the coloured Jugend portrait for the frontispiece! That was not my advice, but they seem to think they can make it very attractive. I am writing to the office of Jugend for permission.

I enclose the letter of acknowledgment from Sir John Murray, & hope to hear better news of you soon. I will give all the assistance I can to Herman Scheffauer who is writing the article on you in the American journal.

Yours very truly

Joseph McCabe

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Letter metadata

Verfasser
Empfänger
Datierung
08.11.1905
Entstehungsort
Entstehungsland
Besitzende Institution
EHA Jena
Signatur
EHA Jena, A 25933
ID
25933