From John Murray 22 March 1871
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Mar 22/71
My Dear Sir
I have the pleasure to enclose my note of hand for £630" making with former payment by cheque 800 Guineas for the Second Edn of Descent of Man. Down to the present time I have sold 1300 out of the 2,000 of 2nd. Edn.1 In a few days more I shall be able to decide on the number to be printed for 3d. Edn probably 2,000 will be wanted2
I am My Dear Sir | Your’s very faithfully | John Murray
Ch Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Completes payment for 2d issue [of Descent]; has sold 1300 of the 2000 copies printed. Will probably print 2000 more for 3d issue.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7611
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 394
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7611,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7611.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19