From R. F. Cooke 4 November 1880
50A, Albemarle Street, London. W.
Nov 4 1880
My dear Sir
We have seen a copy of your new book & fixed the price at 15/- but I am sorry to say, that if every copy was sold (1000) it would leave you in a loss of about £50.1
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
In his letter to R. F. Cooke, 21 July 1880, CD had agreed to the terms of sale, and to cover for any loss, for Movement in plants.
Bibliography
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
If every copy [of Movement in plants] is sold at 15s, CD will lose about £50.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12794
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 510
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12794,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12794.xml
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