From John Murray 29 November [1877]
Summary
Answers CD’s query about payment made to him [for Descent and Forms of flowers] and explains the basis on which it was made. Because of CD’s wish to be paid before editions are sold off, profits must be estimated. If he were willing to accept annual statements of sales, payments based on them, and final accounting when all were sold, there would be no uncertainty. This is JM’s usual practice.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov [1877] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 497, DAR 210.11: 12 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11259 |
From W. D. Fox 29 November [1877]
Summary
Congratulates W. E. Darwin, who is about to be married,
and CD for the LL.D. conferred upon him by Cambridge.
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov [1877] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 201 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11261 |
To John Murray 30 November 1877
Summary
Thanks for accounts which make everything intelligible to him. Since he was glad to have Orchids published at one-half of profits for himself, he believes it would be very shabby to accept JM’s new offer of two-thirds profits. Thinks it would be fairer to both to change to JM’s usual practice with authors [i.e., annual statements of sales, payments based on them, and final accounting when all copies have been sold].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 30 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 299) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11262 |
To Hyacinth Hooker [18 November 1877]
Summary
Having a splendid time at awarding of LL.D.
Thanks for bananas.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hyacinth Symonds; Hyacinth Jardine; Hyacinth Hooker |
Date: | [18 Nov 1877] |
Classmark: | Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11238 |
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 |
To R. F. Cooke 24 November 1877
Summary
Asks exact number of copies of recent printing of Origin.
Approves stereotyping Orchids,
but fears he cannot approve of stereotyping Cross and self-fertilisation and Forms of flowers. It is too soon for the latter, and he is too busy to correct the former.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Date: | 24 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 300–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11252 |
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 |
letter | (47) |
Darwin, C. R. | (21) |
Asher, G. M. | (2) |
Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (26) |
Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
Murray, John (b) | (2) |
Cartmell, James | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (47) |
Hooker, J. D. | (6) |
Darwin, G. H. | (4) |
Murray, John (b) | (4) |
Cooke, R. F. | (3) |