From John Murray 23 February [1871]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Feby 23
Dear Mr Darwin
The Printers & other accounts connected with the production of your Book on the Descent of Man, having been received by me—including a heavy item of £126. for corrections, I am enabled to make you an offer For the Edition of 2500—copies I am prepared to give you Six Hundred Guineas being—as far as I can calculate ds. of the clear produce.2
If this satisfies you, I will have the pleasure of sending you at once a Cheque for that amount
I am not without hope of a call from you3
I am My Dear Sir | Your faithful servant | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esqr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
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.
Summary
Descent publication costs, "including a heavy item of £126 for corrections" have been received. JM can now offer CD 600 guineas for the edition of 2500 copies.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7507
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 389
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7507,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7507.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
