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 |
From John Murray 19 November [1875]
Summary
Report on sales of Origin, Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.11: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10265 |
From John Murray 22 November [1875]
Summary
Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.
Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 478 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10270 |
From John Murray 23 November [1875]
Summary
JM has printed 16250 copies of Origin since 1859.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 479 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10273 |
From John Murray 6 January [1876]
Summary
At last, Expression is beginning to sell again.
Cooke has not yet decided on number of Variation [2d ed.] to print.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 481 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10347 |
From John Murray 27 November [1877]
Summary
Sends CD his share of profits on Descent and Forms of flowers.
Wants to reprint Cross and self-fertilisation because supply of copies is entirely exhausted.
Congratulates CD on his Cambridge honour [LL.D.].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 495 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11255 |
