From R. F. Cooke 25 October 1872
50A, Albemarle Street, London, W.
Octr. 25 1872
My dear Sir
Mr Murray will allow you 18 copies of your new work as he did with the “Descent”, the edition of that work being 2500 Copies & this is only 20001
Of course all other copies shall be charged you at our lowest trade price.
Mr Murray has never settled with you yet for the cheap edition of “Origin” but it has not been forgotten, & shall be looked at after our trade sale when we hope to sell some. Unfortunately we have 50 copies remaining of the old edition, which wont move off!!!2
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq
All the foreigners have paid for the Heliotypes & Electros except our Delft friend,3 who has had a copy of the book but nothing else
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Origin 6th ed.: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Murray’s will allow CD 18 copies [of Expression].
All foreign publishers, except Dutch, have paid for the plates.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8575
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 426
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8575,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8575.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20
