From D. Appleton & Co. to Asa Gray 1 February 1870
| Statement of Sales of Darwins Origin of Species | |||
| to 1st Feby 1870 | |||
| by D. Appleton & Co., for account of Asa Gray1 | |||
| On hand last account, | 70 | On hand this date, | 433 |
| Printed since, | 1000 | Given away | |
| Sold to date, | 637 | ||
| 1070 | 1070 | ||
| Sold 637 Copies @ 250 Rate 5% | $79.63 | ||
| Febry 1/69 Balance | 219.36 | ||
| $298.99 | |||
Footnotes
This statement gives sales figures for the US edition of Origin. Gray had negotiated the original terms of publication of the book with Appleton & Co. (see Correspondence vol. 8, Appendix IV). Gray may have enclosed the statement in his letter of 14 February 1870.
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Statement of sales of U. S. edition of Origin.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7093
- From
- D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 86
- Physical description
- D 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7093,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18
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