To R. F. Cooke 21 July 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
July 21. 1880
My dear Sir
I must take the risk & loss on my own shoulders. As I have made some money by science, I must now lose some for science. I will have 1000 copies printed off & from what you say charge 15s.1 As soon as a moderate time has elapsed for the sale of whatever copies may be sold I will settle with you; & I shall, as I believe, in the course of a few years be partly or wholly repaid by future sales.
With many thanks for all your kind consideration of this affair, I remain | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
CD will take the risk and the loss of Movement in plants on his own shoulders. He will have 1000 copies printed and, on RC’s advice, will charge 15s.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12665
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 374)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12665,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12665.xml
