From D. Appleton & Co 1 February 1875
Sales of “Origin of Species”1 to February 1/7⟨5⟩
by D Appleton & Co for a/c of Chas Darwin
| 1874 | Feby 1. | On hand | 775 | |||
| Aug | Printed | 500 | ||||
| Ed over | 4 | |||||
| 1875. | Feby 1. | On hand | 212 | |||
| Sold | 1067 | 5% on $ 2 | $ 106.70 | |||
| “Expression of Emotions”2 | ||||||
| 1874. | Feby 1. | On hand | 1832 | |||
| Feby 1/75 | " | 1564 | ||||
| Sold | 268 | 10% on $ 350 | 93.80 | |||
| Descent of Man 3 | ||||||
| Feby | 1/74 | On hand | 728 | |||
| Apl. Printd vol 1 & 2 | 1000 | |||||
| Feby | 1/75. | On hand | 132 | |||
| Sold | 1596 | 10% $ 2 | 319.20 | |||
| $ 519.70 | ||||||
| Value in sterling Exch 110 Gold 115 £ 92.8.94 | ||||||
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-9837
- From
- D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 159: A94
- Physical description
- D 1p damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9837,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
