Darwin, C. R. to Cooke, R. F.
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Agrees to printing 1000 copies of Fritz Müller's Facts and arguments for Darwin though he fears it is foolish. Lists seven publications for review copies.
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6. Queen Anne S
Tuesday 23
My dear Sir
After much hesitation I will fix for 1000 copies, though I fear that it is foolish.—
With respect to price I will leave it your kind decision what is
best: I have paid for woodcuts & translation 20£.— Nevertheless I
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I enclose list of (7) copies for Reviews, & (12) for presentation to friends, most of which I will forward as they have to go abroad.— Kindly inform me by letter when the 8 copies are sent to Down.—
Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch.
Darwin
Fritz Muller for Reviews.
(1) Scientific Opinion
(2) Athenæum
(3) Quarterly Journal of Science
(4) Popular Science Review
(5) Annals & Mag. of Natural History
(6) Intellectual observer
(7) Geological Magazine
Fritz Muller
8 copies to be sent to C. Darwin care of Down Postman, Bromley, Kent Per. Rail (Kindly inform me when sent by Rail.)
3 copies to W. D. Dallas Esq. Geological Soc. Somerset House
1 Copy to ``C. Spence Bate Esq
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The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February 1869. - +
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According to John Murray's ledger book (John Murray Archive, National Library of Scotland), 1000 copies of Facts and arguments for Darwin (Dallas trans. 1869) were printed. Murray received a ten per cent commission for sales and warehousing. After one year, a loss of £21 2s. 3d. was recorded, but over the next ten years small profits were recorded each year. - +
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See letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February 1869 and n. 2. - +
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William Sweetland Dallas. - +
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Charles Spence Bate.