To R. F. Cooke 27 June [1875]1
June 27th
My dear Sir
I am very sorry to hear about 15s— do consult Mr. Murray & see if you cannot reduce the price to 14s.—2 Also I hope to Heaven that the book will not look so big, as the copy sent— It seems now ridiculous.—
It wd be worth while to defer sending the foreign copies till Thursday July 1st, as the postage to everywhere except France (I do not know about Italy & Brazil) will be reduced by half.—3
I fear at 15s the sale will be very small: I know it is my fault, as I never can help making my books too long.—
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S. The copy received will do very well for myself, so please send only one additional copy here.
We return home (Down) on July 6th.—4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Treaty on postal union: Treaty concerning the formation of a general postal union. Signed at Berne, October 9, 1874. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1875.
Summary
Sorry to hear price of 15s [for Insectivorous plants]. Asks that JM consider 14s. Fears small sale at 15s. It is his fault – he never can help making his books too big.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10032
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke
- Sent from
- Abinger Hall
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 336–7)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10032,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10032.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23