From John Murray 6 November [1872]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Nov 6
My Dear Sir
I feel convinced that such a reception is awaiting your new book, that the number we have printed will not suffice—& that I must throw off at once 2000 more copies.2 It is of great consequence to the interests of the work that the demand shd be met without delay. I write therefore to beg you to send your corrections at once, to Clowes3—or at least that you wd send him all those sheets wch do not require correction
My sale—as you probably know is fixed for Friday & your Book is one of the most attractive dishes in my Literary Banquet—4
I am | My Dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Murray, John. 1908–9. Darwin and his publisher. Science Progress in the Twentieth Century 3: 537–42.
Summary
Is convinced that 2000 more copies [of Expression] must be printed without delay in order to meet demand. He therefore asks CD to send his corrections to the printer at once.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8602
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 428
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8602,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8602.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20
