From R. F. Cooke 3 October 1881
50A, Albemarle Street, London. W.
Octr. 3 1881
My dear Sir
I hope to send you the copies of your new volume done up for transmission Abroad, tomorrow or next day & to distribute the presentation copies for friends towards the end of the week.1
I hear of a mysterious copy of the work having been seen in the hands of a reviewer & I tremble in case a premature notice may appear before our copies go out to the Press generally.2
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
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
Will send copies [of Earthworms] shortly. Troubled by rumour of a mysterious copy in hands of a reviewer.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13370
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 518
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13370,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13370.xml
