From R. F. Cooke 5 November 1881
50A, Albemarle Street, | London, | W.
Nov 5 1881.
MEMORANDUM | From | Mr. MURRAY To | Chas Darwin Esq | Down.
Our Trade Sale was yesterday1 & we have now sold
3500 Worms. !!!
117 Movements
180 Naturalist
600 Origin
320 Descent2
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
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.
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Murray, John. 1908–9. Darwin and his publisher. Science Progress in the Twentieth Century 3: 537–42.
Origin (1876): 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 to 1872. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876.
Summary
Memorandum: "3500 Worms!!!" sold at annual sale; 117 Movement in plants; 180 "Naturalist" [Journal of researches]; 600 Origin; 320 Descent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13460
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 523
- Physical description
- Amem 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13460,” accessed on 4 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13460.xml
