From John Murray 19 November [1875]
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Novr 19
My Dear Sir
The sale of your work has been going on so prosperously & I have made so much way with the Editions that it is time I shd arrange with you for payments wch I propose to do in the manner following. For
| 1500 | Origin of Species | £130"— |
| 3000 | Insectivorous Plants | 560"— |
| 1500 | Climbing Plants | 63"—1 |
If you consider this equitable I will forward at once cheques for above amounts.
We have still copies on hand of all the works. Of Climbing Plants 300, but I think we might print of 500 more before distributing the type. Your two corrections shall be mad2
I am My Dear Sir | yours very faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
CD annotations
Footnotes
Bibliography
Climbing plants 2d ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
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
Report on sales of Origin, Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10265
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 210.11: 3
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10265,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10265.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
