Letter 5504
Murray, John (b) to Darwin, C. R.
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On cost of electrotypes from woodcuts for Variation and price to charge Schweizerbart.
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50
Ap. 17
My Dear Sir
The cost price of a set of Electrotypes from the woodcuts of your new work is
£4"10"— I think M
I can send those for Schweitzerbart as he directs.
I remain | My Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
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The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 10 April [1867]. - +
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In his letter to Murray of 10 April [1867], CD had asked Murray to have a set of stereotypes of the illustrations to Variation made for the publisher Christian Friedrich Schweizerbart for the German translation; he had enquired about the cost on behalf of the Russian translator, Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky. - +
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Murray refers to William Clowes, a London printer.