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From R. F. Cooke   3 September 1875

50A, Albemarle Street, London, W.

Septr. 3 1875

My dear Sir

As we are to stereotype the new edition of “Animals & Plants” it does not so much matter about the answer from America, as we shall always have the means of doing so.1

When authors want to make many corrections & have more margin to do so we are in the habit of sending their proofs out in slips such as the printed matter I know enclose to show you. This saves much expense also, as it is the corrections made on the proofs after the pages have been formed that are so expensive.2

I think we had better keep the publication of the “Climbing Plants” for our Annual Trade Sale as it is now so late in the season.3

I shall not be here after Monday, for a few weeks.

Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke

Chas. Darwin Esq

1
The first US edition of Variation had been published by Orange Judd & Co. CD was uncertain whether the second US edition could be published by D. Appleton & Co. (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 1 September [1875]).
3
Like other leading publishers, John Murray held a sale dinner in November at which the principal booksellers were allowed to purchase stock on favourable terms (see Murray 1908–9, p. 540). Climbing plants was published around 10 November 1875 (letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1875).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10151,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10151