From D. Appleton & Co. 1 February 1874
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Sales by D Appleton & Co to Feby 1/74 for a/c of Charles Darwin |
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| Origin of species1 | ||||||
| Feby 1/73 | On hand | 893 | ||||
| July | Printed | 1000 | ||||
| Feby 1/74 | On hand | 775 | ||||
| Ed short | 27 | |||||
| Sold | 1,091. | 5% @$2 | $109.10 | |||
| 1,893 | ||||||
| Expression of Emotions2 | ||||||
| 1873 | ||||||
| Feby 1. | On hand | 2353 | ||||
| Feby 1/74 | On hand | 1832 | ||||
| Sold | 521 | 10% @350 | 182 35 | |||
| $ 291.45 | ||||||
| Descent of Man3 | ||||||
| 1873 | Feby 1/ | 603 | ||||
| " Printed | 1000 | |||||
| Ed over | 16 | |||||
| 1619 | ||||||
| 1874 | ||||||
| Feby 1. | On hand Vol 1 & 2 | 728 | ||||
| Sold | 891 | 10% @$2 | 178.20 | |||
| $469.65 | ||||||
| Value in Sterling, Exch 48888. Gold 113 £85.0.2 | ||||||
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Origin: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859.
Summary
Statement of U. S. sales of Origin, Expression, and Descent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9261
- From
- D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 159: A92
- Physical description
- D 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9261,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9261.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
