To John Murray 13 March 1871
Down, Bromley, Kent, S.E.
Mar. 13, 1871.
My dear Mr. Murray
It is grand news about the continental sale of the book, and the 2000 copies.1
Please to send 10 copies as by the enclosed paper.
You say “you shall have copies for yourself as before.” I suppose you hardly mean that I am to have the same magnificent supply as before.2 I dare say I shall be compelled to give away some more copies in return for assistance;3 if I do not give away all the copies which you now allow me I shall reduce a little the fearful number of copies I have already given away and shall have to pay for.
I am delighted at the success of my book as yet.
Believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Pleased about sale and new issue [of Descent]. Discusses presentation copies.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7577
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 143: 435
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7577,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7577.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
