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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
15 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 43)
Summary:

Would like to hear results of JM’s November booksale.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
DAR 171: 381
Summary:

JM reports 1900 [advance] copies of Descent were taken at his annual sale,

and 340 copies of Origin [5th ed.] were sold.

Sheets for Dutch publisher will be sent to CD immediately. JM cautions against possibility that Dutch edition will anticipate the English.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
17 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 242)
Summary:

Pleased at [advance] sale [of Descent]. Suggests 3000 copies be printed. Corrections are frightful and, CD fears, will not be done until end of year.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project