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From R. F. Cooke   12 February 1872

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Sends first copy of new [6th] edition of Origin. Expenses have been much higher than estimated because of extensive revisions. 3000 copies retailing at 6s would yield only £100 profit. Suggests fixing price at 7s 6d.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  12 Feb 1872
Classmark:  DAR 171: 407
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8209

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  • … for an even lower price (see Correspondence vol.  19, letter from John Murray, 31 May [ …
  • letter to John Murray, 23 April [1871] ). CD had added a new chapter, ‘Miscellaneous objections to the theory of natural selection’ to Origin 6th ed. ( Origin 6th ed. , pp.  168–204); it included material that had been in several different places in earlier editions, as well as much new content. John Murray had suggested a price

From R. F. Cooke   16 June 1874

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In doubt about size of printing of the 2d edition of Descent. Profit on 2000 at 12s would be only £250.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  16 June 1874
Classmark:  DAR 171: 439
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9493

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  • price and quality of the edition, see the letter to R.  F.  Cooke, 10 April [1874] , and the letter to John

From R. F. Cooke   25 October 1875

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Stereotype plates of Climbing plants sent to D. Appleton’s agent.

A revised edition of Orchids would be desirable.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  25 Oct 1875
Classmark:  DAR 171: 476
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10224

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  • John Murray in 1862. See letter from R. F. Cooke, 22 October 1875 . CD often commented on both the price

From R. F. Cooke   24 May 1875

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Replies to CD’s various questions and suggestions concerning publication plans for Insectivorous plants.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  24 May 1875
Classmark:  DAR 171: 452
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9990

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  • John Murray fifteen to twenty per cent more than the cost price for the stereotype plates of Insectivorous plants (see letter

From R. F. Cooke   17 November 1874

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Booksellers approve of [9s] price for 2d edition of Descent. 1350 copies were sold at annual sale.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  17 Nov 1874
Classmark:  DAR 171: 443
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9721

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  • John Murray , had originally intended to charge twelve shillings for Descent 2d ed.  but just before his sale dinner for leading booksellers he decided to reduce the price to nine shillings (see letter

From R. F. Cooke   15 July 1880

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Movement in plants will be 600 pages. Does CD wish to publish at own expense or on the usual terms with Murray? Estimates expense of printing and possible profit.

Author:  Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  15 July 1880
Classmark:  DAR 171: 506
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12654

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  • price was 15 s . ( Freeman 1977 ). CD’s US publisher, D. Appleton & Co . , usually printed CD’s works from stereotypes made by John Murray . William Clowes & Sons were printers to John Murray . CD’ s annotation is a note for his reply; see letter
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