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From Charles Layton   3 November 1881

16 Little Britain (City)

Novr. 3/81

Dear Sir

I now enclose cheque on Union Bank for £23,16,9 in payment of above a/c from New York, a receipt will oblige1

Yours Respectfully | Charles Layton | Agent D. Appleton & Co

To Charles Darwin Esq

[Enclosure]

Statement of sales of Climbing Plants to Aug 1st, 1881 by D. Appleton & Co. for account of Chas Darwin2

On hand last account, 323 On hand this day, 255

Printed since, Given away,

Sold to date, 68

Delivered,

Orchids 419 386

sold 33 419

Different forms of flowers 460 438

sold 22 460

Cross Fertilization 176 151

sold 25 176

1378 1378

Sold 68 Copies, $ 125 Rate, 10% $ 8.50

33 " 175 10% 5.78

22 " $150 10% 3.30

25 " $2 10% 5.

Origin of Species

Feby 1/81. on hand. 532

Aug 1. " 365

Sold 167 5% of $2 16.70

Expression of Emotions

Feby 1/81 on hand 862

Aug 1. " 826

sold 36 10% of $350 12.60

Descent of Man

Feby 1/81 on hand 362

Aug 1. " 178

sold 184 10% of $3. 55.20

Forwd $107.08

Forwd $107.08

Insectivorous Plants

Feby 1/81. on hand 279

Aug 1. " 237

sold 42. 10% of $2 8 40

$115 48

Stg value Exch 48444 £23.16.9

Footnotes

The cheque was for sales of CD’s books in the US. CD’s bank was the Union Bank, Charing Cross Branch, London.

Bibliography

Climbing plants US ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition, revised. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1876.

Cross and self fertilisation US ed.: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.

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.

Forms of flowers US ed.: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.

Insectivorous plants US ed. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1875.

Orchids 2d US ed.: The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.

Origin 3d US ed.: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. From the 6th London edition. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1873.

Summary

Encloses statement of US sales of CD’s works and sends a cheque for the balance due to CD.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13458
From
Charles James (Charles) Layton; D. Appleton & Co
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Little Britain, 16
Source of text
DAR 159: 110
Physical description
ALS 1p, encl 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13458,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13458.xml

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