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From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Feb 1874
Source of text:
DAR 171: 438
Summary:

Asks CD’s help in finding original woodcuts for "Voyage of a naturalist" [Journal of researches] for Reinwald.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 June 1874
Source of text:
DAR 171: 439
Summary:

In doubt about size of printing of the 2d edition of Descent. Profit on 2000 at 12s would be only £250.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Murray, Jr; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Sept 1874
Source of text:
DAR 171: 440
Summary:

Sends CD a statement of number of thousands of copies printed thus far [by Murray’s] of: Journal of researches (12), Origin (13), Descent (10), and Expression (9).

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Nov 1874
Source of text:
DAR 171: 442
Summary:

New edition of Descent just off the press. Murray feels price must be 9s instead of 12s, if it is to sell. This will reduce profit to almost nil.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Nov 1874
Source of text:
DAR 171: 443
Summary:

Booksellers approve of [9s] price for 2d edition of Descent. 1350 copies were sold at annual sale.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project