From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 Mar 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 445
Summary:
A curious alteration in the reprint of Variation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
21 Apr 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 448
Summary:
V. O. Kovalevsky has paid for the Expression plates.
Still has 400 copies of Chauncey Wright’s pamphlet
and 450 of Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
23 May [1875]
Source of text:
DAR 97: C27
Summary:
Discusses the price to be charged to Appleton’s for the plates of Insectivorous plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 May 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 452
Summary:
Replies to CD’s various questions and suggestions concerning publication plans for Insectivorous plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 May 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 453
Summary:
A set of electros of the woodcuts to Variation was sent to an Italian publisher in 1869, but no reply or payment has been made since then.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 May 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 454
Summary:
Asks whether enclosure [missing] has the correct title of Insectivorous plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke
Date:
24 June [1875]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 338–9)
Summary:
Insectivorous plants ready for publication. Asks price. Suggests advertisements in Nature and Gardeners’ Chronicle.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 June 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 455
Summary:
Sends first copy of Insectivorous plants to CD. Price must be 15s.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke
Date:
27 June [1875]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 336–7)
Summary:
Sorry to hear price of 15s [for Insectivorous plants]. Asks that JM consider 14s. Fears small sale at 15s. It is his fault – he never can help making his books too big.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 June 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 458
Summary:
Agrees to price Insectivorous plants at 14s.
Has CD quoted a price for stereotype plates to D. Appleton?
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
29 June [1875]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 334–5)
Summary:
Mentioned to Appleton only that stereotypes [for Insectivorous plants] would be provided for "a little above cost price". Glad the price of the book will be 14s. He likes making money, but cares more for wider distribution of his books. Is uneasy about sale of Insectivorous plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 456
Summary:
CD’s pessimistic view [of prospective sale of Insectivorous plants] is to blame for the small printing. Murray’s printed only 1250 copies and sold 1700. A thousand more have been ordered.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
4 July [1875]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 332–3)
Summary:
Very glad about sales [of Insectivorous plants]. CD had hard work to persuade Murray to increase printing to 1250 copies, but owns he thought that number would last for eternity. U. S. publication and French, German, and Russian translations in the offing.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 457
Summary:
The second printing of 1000 copies [of Insectivorous plants] has sold out. Will print 750 more [3000 in all]. Mudie’s Library and Simpkin & Co. have ordered more copies.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 459
Summary:
Sends CD specimen pages, with two different type spacings, for Climbing plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
31 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 460
Summary:
RC will confer with printer about type, etc., for reprint of Variation.
Only 250 copies remain of [2d ed. of] Descent – will print 1000 more for annual sale.
Expression does not move.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 461
Summary:
Murray is willing to make same arrangement with D. Appleton for Climbing plants as for Insectivorous plants.
There will be no difficulty about corrections for reprint of Descent, providing new matter fills same space as old.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 462
Summary:
Giovanni Canestrini should be reminded that before any plates for another of CD’s books can be sent, payment must be made for those already sent.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
9 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 463
Summary:
Sends papers concerned with [copyright?] registration for French and German editions [of Insectivorous plants].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 464
Summary:
Encloses specimens of type for Variation [2d ed.].
Thinks Climbing plants [2d ed.] had better be kept in type; 1500 copies to be printed, with stereotypes to be made for Appleton.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project