From John Murray 27 January 1860
Jan 27 1860
I have just got in the amount of the Expence of producing the New Edition of 3000 Copies of your Work on Species and I find that after deducting the cost of production including advertising and binding, the Sale of that Number will leave a total profit of £950—two thirds of which will amount to 636. 13. 4 1 for which Sum I am prepared to give you my notes of Hand at 6 & 9 Months from the day of publication according to the terms of our agreement
signed J. Murray
Mem Mr M. offers by Same Letter to give author anything that may be paid by the Americans for early Sheets 2
Footnotes
Bibliography
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
Presents statement of expenses and anticipated profit of the new edition of 3000 copies [of Origin].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2664B
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41913 p. 78)
- Physical description
- CC inc
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2664B,” accessed on 2 October 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2664B.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8
