From D. Appleton & Co. 1 February 1879
Statement of Sales of Climbing Plants
by D. Appleton & Co., to Feby 1, 1879
for acc ⟨of⟩ Chas Darwin1
On hand last acc’t. 452 On hand this day, 423
Printed since Given away
Delivered,
Sold to date, 29
452 452
Sold 29,@ $ 125 10% 3.63
less copyright on 10 sold under Cost 63
3.00
Orchids
Apl 29/78, On hand 564
Feb 1/79 " " 38
Sold 26 10%— of $175 4.55
less 10 sold under Cost—– 87 3.68
Different Forms of Flow⟨ers⟩
Apl 29/78 On hand 517
Feby 1/⟨7⟩9 " " 504
Sold 13 10% of $150 1.95
Cross Fertilization
Apl 9/78 On hand 344
Feby 1/79 " " 311
Sold 33 10% of $2 $6.60
30 sold under Cost— 3 3.60
Forwd $12.23
Origin of Species
Feby 1/78 On hand 490
Au⟨g⟩ Printed 500
Feby 1/79 On hand 449
sold 541 5% of $2 54.10
Expression of Emotions
Feby 1/78 On hand 178
Feby 1/79 " 109
Sold 69 10% of $350 24.15
Descent of Man
Feby 1/78 On hand 201
Jany /78 Printed 500
Feby 1/79 On hand 216
Sold 485 10% of $2 97.00
Insectivorous Plants
Feby 1/77 On hand 475
"/79 424
Sold 51 10% of $2 10.20
less sold under Cost ⟨2⟩5 2.50 7.70
$195.18
Stg value exch 488 £39. 18. 52
Footnotes
Bibliography
Climbing plants 2d ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Climbing plants US ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition, revised. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1876.
Cross and self fertilisation US ed.: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Descent 2d US ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. New York: D. Appleton. 1875.
Expression US ed.: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1873.
Forms of flowers US ed.: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
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.
Insectivorous plants US ed. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1875.
Orchids 2d US ed.: The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
Origin 3d US ed.: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. From the 6th London edition. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1873.
Summary
Statement of U.S. sales of CD’s works.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11855
- From
- D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 104
- Physical description
- D 2pp damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11855,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11855.xml
