From John Murray 1 April 1859
Summary
On the strength of CD’s details about his work on species and his knowledge of CD’s former publications, JM offers to publish [Origin] without seeing the MS.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Apr 1859 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41913 p.32) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2443 |
To John Murray 15 October [1859]
Summary
Discusses presentation copies [of the Origin].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 15 Oct [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR R 143 (with R. F. Cooke correspondence) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2506 |
From John Murray 2 November 1859
Summary
By this post he sends for approval specimen copy of CD’s book [Origin of species]. At 14 s., 1250 copies will yield £240, two-thirds of which will go to author. Arrangements for early copies.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Nov 1859 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41913 pp. 53–4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2513A |
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- … price the edition of 1250 copies will yield about £240— 2 3 rds of which will go to the author— The only alternative is 12/. —which will yield no more than £150— At 14/. the lowest trade allowance will be 9/6 My Trade Sale is unavoidably put off to the 22 nd —this will give more time for your copies to circulate— I will do the best for the foreign ones I am dear Sir (in great haste) | Yours very faithfully, (signed) John …
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Murray, John (b) | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Murray, John (b) | (3) |
