From John Murray 24 October [1870]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Oct 24
My Dear Sir
Your wishes regarding a smooth cloth for the binding of your book shall be attended to—2
I have resorted to my Ledgers & find you have exaggerated slightly the sale of the Natlt Voyages by about 500 copies Since it has been in my hands—these are the copies sold—3
1845 | 4000. | Col Liby.4 | ||
1848 | 1000 | " | 5 | |
1852 | 1000 | " | ||
1860 | 2000 | " | —6 |
these are now all sold & I have just printed a New Edition, of 10007—wch may go off in 7 or 8 years; that of 1860 having taken ten years to exhaust. I hope to have my sale on the 11th. Novr. 8
The origin of man is sent to press 2500 copies—& Clowes will send you 5 sets of sheets
Have you instructed him about the sets of clichés?9
My Dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
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.
Journal of researches (1852): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. New edition [2d edition]. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1852.
Journal of researches (1860): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle around the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. By Charles Darwin. Reprint edition. London: John Murray. 1860.
Journal of researches (1870): Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. By Charles Darwin. New edition. London: John Murray. 1870.
Journal of researches 2d ed.: Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. 2d edition, corrected, with additions. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1845.
Journal of researches: Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839.
Summary
Sends table of sales [of Journal of researches]. 2000 copies sold since 1860.
Descent has gone to press for 2500 copies.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7350
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 380
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7350,” accessed on 24 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7350.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18