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DCP-LETT-13329

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Sept 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 517
Summary:

Only 270 copies of Movement in plants remain. Suggests printing another 250 and then breaking up type. If CD agrees, has he any corrections?

Sends a copy of Earthworms.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13370

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 518
Summary:

Will send copies [of Earthworms] shortly. Troubled by rumour of a mysterious copy in hands of a reviewer.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13372

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
5 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 143: 295
Summary:

Glad book [Earthworms] will soon be published.

G. J. Romanes has copy and often writes reviews for Nature. Probably did not know it was incorrect to publish it prematurely.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13374

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 519
Summary:

Murray has sold 1200 copies [of Earthworms], so another printing of 500 is proposed. Has CD any corrections to send?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13378

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
8 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 520
Summary:

Will perhaps have to print off 1000 extra copies [of Earthworms]. Electros of the woodcuts are ready for the German edition.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13399

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 521
Summary:

Has sent copies [of Earthworms] to Annals & Magazine of Natural History and to Popular Science Review. If W. S. Dallas edits both, he will have two copies.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13430

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
25 Oct 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 522
Summary:

Second thousand [of Earthworms] has been exhausted and 3d is being printed. Asks CD to send corrections to the printer.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13433

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
[after 25 Oct 1881?]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 296
Summary:

Has no corrections. Pleased at sale of book [Earthworms].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13460

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 Nov 1881
Source of text:
DAR 171: 523
Summary:

Memorandum: "3500 Worms!!!" sold at annual sale; 117 Movement in plants; 180 "Naturalist" [Journal of researches]; 600 Origin; 320 Descent.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13466

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
6 Nov 1881
Source of text:
DAR 143: 297
Summary:

Discusses additional printing of Earthworms.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6627

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 Feb 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 364
Summary:

There will be no objection to the French translation or difficulty about woodcuts of Orchids.

Has not yet received the information about Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6629

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
23 Feb 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 365
Summary:

Estimates cost of F. Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin at £86 for 750 copies, less than £10 extra for 1000.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6653

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Mar 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 366
Summary:

Sends statement [missing] of cost and proceeds of publishing Facts and arguments for Darwin at 6s. Asks whether CD agrees to this price.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6659

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Mar 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 367
Summary:

Book [Facts and arguments for Darwin] is being bound; it is probably too late to alter lettering.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6719

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Apr 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 369
Summary:

Confirms a request by CD that Murray’s supply electrotypes of Orchids at most reasonable possible price.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6794

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 June 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 370
Summary:

RC has sent a copy of the new [5th] edition of Origin.

Electrotypes [of Orchids] have been sent to Bologna.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6814

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
2 July [1869]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 272
Summary:

Thanks for [July 1869] issue of Quarterly Review.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6968

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Nov 1869
Source of text:
DAR 171: 372
Summary:

Thinks it best for Murray’s to engrave the "Monkeys", etc. for themselves.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7387

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 Dec 1870
Source of text:
DAR 171: 382
Summary:

Has just heard that 1st volume of Dutch edition [of Descent] has been announced for 10 December. Was CD aware that the Dutch intended to publish vol. 1 by itself?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7436

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
11 Jan 1871
Source of text:
DAR 171: 383
Summary:

Sends title-page of Descent for approval. Asks whether CD has any idea of size of index.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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