To R. F. Cooke 30 June [1877]1
Bassett, Southampton
June 30th
My dear Sir
Many thanks for your note.2 I return home early on Wednesday 4th, so that my (cut) copies must be sent to Orpington Stn.—3
I have not yet heard from Mess Appleton whether they wish to bring out an edition of my present book; so that unless you have heard or had some communication with their agent, I think no more stereotype plates had better be made. Of course if they do not wish for an edition, I will pay for the plates already made.— I asked Mess Appleton to telegraph to me, & time has, I think, fully elapsed for an answer.—4
Many thanks for your uniform wish to oblige me in every way, I remain | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S I have not heard how many copies you think best to print off.—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.
Summary
Has not heard from Appleton about an American edition [of Forms of flowers]. Asks how many copies Murray is printing.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11024
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 302–3)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11024,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11024.xml
