From R. F. Cooke 23 November 1877
50A, Albemarle Street, London, W.
Nov 23 1877
My dear Sir
We are now going to print off 2000 copies of the “Origin of Species” to enable us to complete the orders we have received, as we have only about 130 copies in stock.1
Have you any corrections?
We also find that our friends Messrs. Clowes have kept up in type, all this long time, the following works of yours
Cross & Self-Fertilization
Orchids
Forms of Flowers
& we must now release their type.2
But Mr Murray thinks the charge for stereotyping is not very burdensome that we had better do so, in case reprints may be required.
Therefore if you have no objection we will do so, & in this case perhaps you will send any corrections you may have by you for each work, so that they may be embodied.
We have read recent doings at Cambridge with much pleasure3
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq L.L.D.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Cross and self fertilisation: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876.
Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.
Orchids 2d ed.: The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. London: John Murray. 1877.
Summary
Two thousand more copies of Origin to be printed. Has CD any corrections to make?
Type for Cross and self-fertilisation, Orchids, and Forms of flowers must now be broken up. If CD does not object, Murray will have stereotypes made of the three works. Asks for any corrections CD may want embodied.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11250
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 494
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11250,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11250.xml
