To John Murray 5 May 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
May 5./75
My dear Sir
I am much obliged.
So let it be, i.e. I not to receive my share till 750 or 800 copies are sold, & you to print 1250 copies.—1 If the book should sell very badly pray remember that I am not altogether to blame.
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
See letter from John Murray, 4 May [1875], concerning the publication of Insectivorous plants.
Bibliography
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Summary
Agrees not to receive his share of sales on Insectivorous plants until 750 or 800 copies are sold. 1250 to be printed.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9972
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 f. 50)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9972,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9972.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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