From John Murray 9 March 1872
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Mar 9/72
My Dear Dear
I shall be happy to give you for the present Edition of your work on Man, consisting of 1000 copies, the sum of Three Hundred Guineas, being as nearly as I can calculate, ds of the probable profits of the Edition, nearly half of wch are disposed of1 Since however, greater part of these were sold so recently that I shall not be paid for them until Septr next—I propose to give you my note of hand for the above named sum, at 4 months date from the 1st. March last— On receiving your assent to this proposal I will have the pleasure to send you the note
I remain | My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Charles Darwin Esq
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
JM arranges to pay CD for the latest issue of Descent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8239
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 408
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8239,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8239.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20