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Darwin Correspondence Project

From R. F. Cooke   25 October 1879

50A, Albemarle Street, London. W.

Oct. 25 1879

My dear Sir

I am afraid you will think me troublesome.

But what do you think should be the Title on the outside back of the Volume

Erasmus

Darwin

Krause

&

Darwin

or can we venture to say

Life

of

Erasmus

Darwin1

I suppose as you wish the price of the volume to be as cheap as possible, you will not object to 7s/6.

This if the whole 1000 are sold, wd. give about a total profit of £70.

Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke

Chas. Darwin Esq

Footnotes

In the event, Erasmus Darwin had ‘Life of Erasmus Darwin’ embossed on the spine. See also letter to R. F. Cooke, 4 October [1879]).

Summary

Asks CD what title to put on spine of Erasmus Darwin. Suggests 7s 6d as the price.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12270
From
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Albemarle St, 50a
Source of text
DAR 92: B3–4
Physical description
ALS 3pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12270,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12270.xml

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