From John Murray 23 September [1873]
Summary
Sends CD an account that has the novelty of having a balance against CD.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Sept [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 436 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9064 |
From John Murray 25 September [1873]
Summary
Acknowledges CD’s cheque.
Sends CD cheque for profits on Orchids and a statement of stock on hand of CD’s works [missing].
Origin and Expression sales are stagnant.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Sept [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 437, DAR 210.11: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9071 |
From John Murray 29 July [1874]
Summary
Orchids is at last sold out. Settles account.
The Origin [6th ed.] is making good [sales] progress.
Expression is not selling.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.11: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9574 |
From John Murray 12 August 1874
Summary
Acknowledges CD’s complaint against a paper [by St George Mivart] in the last Quarterly Review [see 9568]. Agrees to print George Darwin’s answer [see 9596].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9599A |
From John Murray 3 November 1874
Summary
Statement of stock on hand of CD’s works.
Expression, curiously, at a dead stand-still.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Nov 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 441 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9707 |
From John Murray 17 February [1875]
Summary
JM expresses his willingness to publish a new edition of Variation whenever CD revises it.
Descent [2d ed.] has not sold much since the annual sale – 1300 copies altogether.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Feb [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 444 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9861 |
From John Murray 23 March [1875]
Summary
Sends CD a cheque for 68 guineas – his two-thirds share of profit on sale of 2000 copies of 2d edition of Descent.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 446 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9899 |
From John Murray 9 April [1875]
Summary
JM expresses willingness to publish CD’s Climbing plants [2d ed.].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Apr [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 447 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9921 |
From John Murray 1 May [1875]
Summary
JM proposes to print 1000 copies [of Insectivorous plants].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 449 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9964 |
From John Murray 4 May [1875]
Summary
JM agrees to raise number of first printing [of Insectivorous plants] to 1250 if CD will wait for his share of profits until sales reach 750 or 800.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 450 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9969 |
