Encloses cheque for 1000 guineas, CD’s share of profits on first 7000 copies of Expression.
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Encloses cheque for 1000 guineas, CD’s share of profits on first 7000 copies of Expression.
Asks Murray not to announce Cross and self-fertilisation.
Sends CD an account that has the novelty of having a balance against CD.
CD will have to make heavy corrections in Expression and Descent if there ever is a new edition of either.
Will soon begin another book [Insectivorous plants].
It and a second one [Cross and self-fertilisation] will sell only "very specially".
Acknowledges CD’s cheque.
Sends CD cheque for profits on Orchids and a statement of stock on hand of CD’s works [missing].
Origin and Expression sales are stagnant.