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 |
To John Murray 3 June [1871]
Summary
Is disappointed at high price, 7s 6d, being considered for the cheap edition of the Origin [6th ed.]. Has been told that, in Lancashire, workmen club together to buy the Origin.
Little chance that Expression will be done this autumn.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 3 June [1871] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 246–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7798 |
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 …
To John Murray 11 November 1872
Summary
CD is delighted and astonished at sale of Expression,
and pleased with sale of others, except Descent. He fears a new edition of that work may never be required. Would have liked to bring out a thoroughly revised one.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 11 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 276–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8620 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … John Murray, 9 November 1872 . Seven thousand copies of Descent had been printed in 1871; a second edition was published in 1874. Murray may have given CD exact sale figures in a missing enclosure to his letter of 9 November 1872 . See letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 February 1872 . See letter from R. F. Cooke, 14 August 1872 . The price …
To John Murray 24 August [1862]
Summary
CD is well content with sale of 768 copies [of Orchids]. Hopes and expects remainder will ultimately be sold.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 24 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 125–126) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3699 |
From G. Chiantore to John Murray 18 May 1875
Summary
Editor of L’Unione, Turin, would publish an Italian edition of Variation if the clichés of the English edition were made available at not more than £10.
| Author: | G. Chiantore |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 18 May 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 451 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9981 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … John Murray Editor | London This house has already published some works of English Autors, translated in Italian;—Is advised to publish also “ The variation of animals in its domestic state” of. Darwin; Though the sale of the first editions has not been of much encouragement till now, we hope on the sale of more copies yet, to recover our expences. What would decide this house to publish also the said work of Darwin, it is to obtain the clichets of the English edition for a price …
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| Murray, John (b) | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Chiantore, G. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
| Murray, John (b) | (5) |
| Murray, John (b) | [X] |
| Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
| Chiantore, G. | (1) |
