From R. F. Cooke 11 January 1871
Summary
Sends title-page of Descent for approval. Asks whether CD has any idea of size of index.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Jan 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 383 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7436 |
From R. F. Cooke 13 January 1871
Summary
Sends list of journals to be sent review copies of Descent. If CD wants to add others, they will be included. Printing of 2500 copies ordered; retail price 24s.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Jan 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 384 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7440 |
From R. F. Cooke 3 February 1871
Summary
Encloses a letter [missing] from C. Reinwald, publisher of the French edition of Descent [1872].
Vincenzi [of Unione, Turin – publisher of Italian translation] has not yet paid the account.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 385 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7474 |
From R. F. Cooke 15 February 1871
Summary
Printing of Descent will be done this day. Cannot publish until next week.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 386 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7483 |
From R. F. Cooke 26 April 1871
Summary
Believes heliotype process is best for book illustrations. Has sent copies [of Descent] to Loescher and Carus.
Is working on an estimate for the cheap [6th] edition of the Origin.
The Times review has not hurt sales of Descent.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 396 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7719 |
From R. F. Cooke 28 April 1871
Summary
Concerned with photographic processes for illustrations [for Expression].
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 397 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7724 |
From R. F. Cooke 18 August 1871
Summary
RC is sure Murray would not object to printing the pamphlet [C. Wright’s Darwinism: being an examination of Mr. St. G. J. Mivart’s "Genesis of species"].
After a lull in sales of Descent, a fresh demand warrants keeping type set up. Has CD seen the review of Descent in the Guardian?
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Aug 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 401 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7909 |
From R. F. Cooke 9 October 1871
Summary
Will give printer orders to set up first six chapters of Origin [6th ed.]. Murray thinks a glossary [of scientific terms] might be advisable, if not longer than ten pages. Will offer W. S. Dallas £10 for it.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Oct 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 403 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7996 |
From R. F. Cooke 1 November 1871
Summary
Suggests CD have Origin [6th ed.] stereotyped.
Will sell out remaining copies of Descent at forthcoming trade sale, print off 500 or 1000 more, and then have the type distributed.
14 copies of C. Wright’s pamphlet have been sold.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Nov 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 404 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8044 |
From R. F. Cooke 16 November 1871
Summary
Almost 600 copies of Descent sold at trade sale, with 120 left in stock. Suggests printing another 1000 to give more time for correcting the work for 2d edition.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Nov 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 405 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8071 |
Cooke, R. F. | (10) |
John Murray |
Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
Cooke, R. F. | (10) |
Darwin, C. R. | |
John Murray | (10) |