From R. F. Cooke 5 January 1877
Summary
Orchids [2d ed.] will soon be published.
1000 more copies of Descent [2d ed.] will soon have to be printed, so CD could send any alterations to be made in the plates.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 484 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10771 |
From R. F. Cooke 16 March 1877
Summary
Sends cheques in payment of CD’s share of profits on Cross and self-fertilisation, now nearly exhausted,
and the latest printing of Origin.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Mar 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 485 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10896 |
From R. F. Cooke 19 March 1877
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Mar 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 486 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10903 |
From R. F. Cooke 12 April 1877
Summary
JM will be pleased to publish the new work [Forms of flowers] on the usual terms. MS has been sent to the printer.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Apr 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 487 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10927 |
From R. F. Cooke 29 June 1877
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 488 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11022 |
From R. F. Cooke 2 July 1877
Summary
"Young Mr Appleton", when in London, told Murray’s to send a set of stereotype plates [of Forms of flowers]. A printing of 1000 copies has been ordered for the English edition.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 July 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 489 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11031 |
From R. F. Cooke 15 August 1877
Summary
Electrotypes of woodcuts [of Forms of flowers] are ready for Koch [of Schweizerbart]. Murray has printed 1250 copies, instead of 1000 as planned.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Aug 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 490 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11107 |
From R. F. Cooke 5 October 1877
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 491 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11170 |
From R. F. Cooke 12 October 1877
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 492 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11181 |
From R. F. Cooke 17 October 1877
Summary
Electrotypes and heliotypes can now be sent to Hjalmar Linnström, since payment is guaranteed by the Swedish Consul.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 493 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11187 |
From R. F. Cooke 23 November 1877
Summary
Two thousand more copies of Origin to be printed. Has CD any corrections to make?
Type for Cross and self-fertilisation, Orchids, and Forms of flowers must now be broken up. If CD does not object, Murray will have stereotypes made of the three works. Asks for any corrections CD may want embodied.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 494 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11250 |
From R. F. Cooke 29 November 1877
Summary
Answers CD’s query about number of copies of Origin recently printed. Order to print 2000, rather than 1000, was given after JM’s annual sales showed demand was keeping up.
Cross and self-fertilisation will be stereotyped after CD’s corrections have been made.
Printer will be asked to keep type of Forms of flowers standing, for the present.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 496 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11260 |
From R. F. Cooke 1 December 1877
Summary
Reprint of Origin will bring number to 19500 – so title-page may safely read "Twentieth Thousand".
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Dec 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 498 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11264 |
From R. F. Cooke 13 December 1877
Summary
Messrs Clowes will make CD’s corrections and adjust index of Cross and self-fertilisation. Of this work only 1500 copies have been printed. Edition is sold out and account is enclosed.
Of 500 copies of Climbing plants [2d ed.] printed in June 1876, 450 were still unsold as of June 1877.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Dec 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 499, DAR 210.11: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11278 |
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