To Charles Layton 26 November [1869]
Summary
The 5th edition of Origin was printed some months previously and stereotypes cannot be supplied.
If Appletons will reprint the 5th edition of Origin in America, he pledges to supply stereotypes, if possible, or the sheets as printed if not, of his new book (Descent).
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles James (Charles) Layton |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1869] |
| Classmark: | Bonhams, New York (dealers) (13 June 2019, lot 5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7012F |
From Victor Masson 29 September 1869
Summary
Asks CD to send 5th ed. of Origin so Mlle Royer can use it in her work. Regret they have upset CD to the extent that he would reproach them so untowardly.
| Author: | V. Masson et fils |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Sept 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6918 |
To Fritz Müller 14 March 1869
Summary
Translation of Für Darwin has been published [Facts and arguments for Darwin (1869)].
Discusses dimorphic plants, commenting on FM’s observations on Oxalis.
Is greatly interested in Eschscholzia, which seems somewhat more self-sterile in Brazil than in England.
Thinks FM’s grass is "most wonderful".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 27) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6662 |
From John Murray 28 April [1869]
Summary
Has sold 400 copies of Facts and arguments for Darwin. It is a poor time for bookselling.
Last Quarterly Review has best exposition of Darwinism he has met with [A. R. Wallace, "Geological climates, and origin of species", Q. Rev. 126 (1869): 359–94].
Proposes to print 2000 copies of a new [5th] edition of Origin.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 368 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6715 |
From D. Appleton & Co. 11 October 1875
Summary
Has secured rights to Variation from Judd & Co.; had to pay $350 [dollars or pounds!?] for old plates and promise 50% discount on 150 copies of the new edition. Hopes Murray’s charge for plates of new edition will not exceed cost of doing the work in the U. S. Judd lost out considerably from small sale of his edition.
| Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 96 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10189 |
To John Murray 23 April [1871]
Summary
Asks JM to lend him his copy of 1st edition (1806) of Charles Bell’s Anatomy of expression.
JM should tell him when he wants new cheap edition of Origin, so he can arrange his plans and time.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 23 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 240–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7709 |
To John Murray 30 August [1872]
Summary
Asks JM to send copies of all his books to Anton Dohrn.
Koch [of Schweizerbart] requires 3000 sets of copies of the heliotype plates [for German edition of Expression].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 30 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 267–8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8495 |
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- … 1869). Eduard Friedrich Koch of E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung was arranging for the German translation of Expression. The photographic illustrations were being printed by the Heliotype Company; Robert Francis Cooke had been handling matters relating to the publication of Expression during Murray’s absence in August (see letter from R. F. …
| letter | (27) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (9) |
| John Murray | (9) |
| D. Appleton & Co | (3) |
| Layton, Charles | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (17) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (3) |
| Murray, John (b) | (3) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Crichton-Browne, James | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (27) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (12) |
| John Murray | (10) |
| Murray, John (b) | (5) |
| D. Appleton & Co | (3) |
