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Darwin Correspondence Project

To R. F. Cooke   21 July 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

July 21. 1880

My dear Sir

I must take the risk & loss on my own shoulders. As I have made some money by science, I must now lose some for science. I will have 1000 copies printed off & from what you say charge 15s.1 As soon as a moderate time has elapsed for the sale of whatever copies may be sold I will settle with you; & I shall, as I believe, in the course of a few years be partly or wholly repaid by future sales.

With many thanks for all your kind consideration of this affair, I remain | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

Summary

CD will take the risk and the loss of Movement in plants on his own shoulders. He will have 1000 copies printed and, on RC’s advice, will charge 15s.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12665
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Sent from
Down
Source of text
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 374)
Physical description
ALS 2pp

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12665,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12665.xml

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