From John Murray 23 March [1875]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Mar 23
My Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find my cheque for 66 Guis being estimated ds profit on the current cheap Edition of your Descent of Man— (2000 copies)2
My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Sends CD a cheque for 68 guineas – his two-thirds share of profit on sale of 2000 copies of 2d edition of Descent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9899
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 446
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9899,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9899.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23