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DCP-LETT-8152

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
8 Jan [1872]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 271)
Summary:

Requests printing of diagram for new [6th] edition of Origin. Thinks 6s may be too dear for a cheap edition.

Dallas has done an excellent glossary.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8187

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
27 Jan [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 283
Summary:

Has corrected last page of index of Origin [6th ed.]. Sends instructions.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8188

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
30 Jan 1872
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 272–3)
Summary:

Requests that JM make stereotype plates of 6th edition of Origin available to D. Appleton. This will be last edition and CD is "extremely anxious" to spread his views.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-8212

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
14 Feb [1872]
Source of text:
Sotheby’s, New York (dealers) (11 December 2007)
Summary:

Asks to have copy of Origin [6th ed.] sent to the Pall Mall Gazette for review with Mivart’s Genesis [of species (1871)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8230

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
[9 Mar 1872 or later]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 274–5)
Summary:

CD is vexed to hear that some of his friends and some booksellers complain of the type of the new [6th] edition of Origin. CD, whose eyesight is not good, had no trouble reading proofs.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8495

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
30 Aug [1872]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 267–8)
Summary:

Asks JM to send copies of all his books to Anton Dohrn.

Koch [of Schweizerbart] requires 3000 sets of copies of the heliotype plates [for German edition of Expression].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8607A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
7 Nov [1872]
Source of text:
Private collection
Summary:

Has sent off a few trifling errata [of Expression] to Mr Clowes. Asks about the heliotypes.

Would like to hear about the sale of his books. [See 8616.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8620

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
11 Nov 1872
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 276–7)
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.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8623

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
13 Nov 1872
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 291–2)
Summary:

Thanks JM for £210 on last reprint of Origin [6th ed.]. Pleased by its sale

and by the success of Expression.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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