From D. Appleton & Co. 18 February 1876
New York
Feby 18th. 1876
Dear Sir:
We have charged your account with half cost of the old plates of “Variation of Plants & Animals” from Messrs Judd & Co. in accordance with our arrangement. When may we expect the plates of the new edition?1 We had hoped that “Insectivorous Plants” would have sold better, but there has great depression in business during the last year & the sale of all books has decreased very much.2
Yours very truly | D. Appleton & Co.
Charles Darwin Esqre
Sales by D Appleton & Co to Feby /76 of “Origin of Species” for use of Chas Darwin
Feby | 1/75 | On hand | 212 | |||
July | Printed | 500 | ||||
Oct | " | 250 | ||||
Feby | 1/76 | on hand | 287 | |||
Sold | 675 | 5% of | $2, | $67.50 | ||
“Expression of the Emotions”3 | ||||||
Feby | 1/75 | On hand | 1564 | |||
" | 1/76 | " | 1371 | |||
Sold | 193 | 10% of | $350 | 67.55 | ||
Descent of Man4 | ||||||
Feby | 1/75 | On hand | 132 | |||
" | 1/76 | " | 83 | |||
Sold | 49 | 10% of | $2 | 9.80 | ||
$144.85 | ||||||
Insectivorous Plants | ||||||
1875 | July | Printed | 2000 | |||
Feby | 1/76 | On hand | 682 | |||
given away | 175 | |||||
Sold | 1143 | 10% of | $2 | 228.60 | ||
Forwd | $373.45 | |||||
br amt Forwd | $373.45 | |||||
Mr Chas Darwin | ||||||
To. D Appleton & Co | Do |
Nov 26/75 Pd O Judd ’Co bill of Plates, Variation, Plants & Animals | $175.00 |
$198.45 |
stg value, Exch 490 Gold 113 £35.13.85
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent 2d US ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. New York: D. Appleton. 1875.
Expression US ed.: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1873.
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.
Insectivorous plants US ed. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1875.
Variation 2d ed.: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Encloses statement of sales of Origin, Expression, Descent, and Insectivorous plants to 1 Feb 1876.
Has charged against CD’s account half the cost of old plates from Judd for Variation. When will plates for new edition be sent?
Insectivorous plants not selling well because of general depression in business.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10401
- From
- D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- New York
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 98
- Physical description
- ALS 1p, encl 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10401,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10401.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24