From R. F. Cooke 7 October 1881
50A, Albemarle Street, London. W.
Octr. 7 1881
My dear Sir
It may interest you to learn that we have now subscribed your new work to the Booksellers & the result is, that we propose to print off 500 more copies.1
With the copies sent to you & your friends & to the Reviews, which come to 100, we have sold about 1200 besides.2
Have you therefore any corrections to make in the type?
We dont propose to print off more, because you may by & bye, receive some suggestions or corrections from your friends.
We printed as you know 1000 & the type is standing.3
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
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.
Summary
Murray has sold 1200 copies [of Earthworms], so another printing of 500 is proposed. Has CD any corrections to send?
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13374
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 519
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13374,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13374.xml
