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 |
From John Murray 17 April [1867]
Summary
On cost of electrotypes from woodcuts for Variation and price to charge Schweizerbart.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 348 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5504 |
From John Murray 24 February [1866]
Summary
Sends sheets of Origin [4th edition] for CD to correct [for 3d German edition?].
Still has 600 copies of Orchids, but deficit reduced to £30.
Undertakes to pay two-thirds of profits of the [fourth] edition of Origin as soon as one-half of the copies are sold.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Feb [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 346 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5417 |
From John Murray 12 November [1872]
Summary
Price of Expression is 12s.
Sends cheque to pay CD his share of profits on Origin [6th ed.].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 430 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8622 |
From John Murray 19 September [1867]
Summary
Sends CD cheque for £250, two-thirds of the profits on the sale of 700 copies of Origin, 4th ed.
Hopes he has found a suitable indexer for Variation.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Sept [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 350, 524 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5630 |
From John Murray 18 October [1866]
Summary
JM states he will publish [Variation] on same basis as Origin, i.e., paying CD two-thirds of the profits.
In response to Asa Gray’s suggestion, he could supply Ticknor & Fields with 250 copies [of Origin, 4th ed.] at half-price.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Oct [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 338 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5246 |
From John Murray 1 July 1870
Summary
Financial adjustments for last edition of Origin
and a tentative title for the new work: "Descent of man and selection according to sex". [Later changed to "in relation to sex".]
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 July 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 376 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7259 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … price by one shilling below that of the former Ed n . Of the Titles you have preferred The Descent of Man—& Selection according to Sex— This need not bind you permanently as to your Title. At all events I am glad we have got rid of an objectionable adjective— My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John …
From John Murray 28 April [1869]
Summary
Has sold 400 copies of Facts and arguments for Darwin. It is a poor time for bookselling.
Last Quarterly Review has best exposition of Darwinism he has met with [A. R. Wallace, "Geological climates, and origin of species", Q. Rev. 126 (1869): 359–94].
Proposes to print 2000 copies of a new [5th] edition of Origin.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 368 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6715 |
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 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 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 …
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