From John Murray 22 November [1875]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
Novr 22
My Dear Sir
In consequence of your note I now enclose cheques for £130" £560" & £63" for Editions of your 3 Works2 Of “Origin” were printed 2000 copies in March 1873—settled for with cheque for £180"
The present Edn. of 1500 was printed March 1875—3
Of Insectivorous Plants”, I propose to throw off 500 before distributing. Please excuse the mistake in writing “Climbing”4
With comps & best wishes for your health I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esqr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Climbing plants 2d ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Origin 6th ed.: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.
Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10270
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 478
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10270,” accessed on 29 May 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10270.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
