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From John Murray   19 November [1875]

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Novr 19

My Dear Sir

The sale of your work has been going on so prosperously & I have made so much way with the Editions that it is time I shd arrange with you for payments wch I propose to do in the manner following. For

1500 Origin of Species £130"—
3000 Insectivorous Plants 560"—
1500 Climbing Plants 63"—1

If you consider this equitable I will forward at once cheques for above amounts.

We have still copies on hand of all the works. Of Climbing Plants 300, but I think we might print of 500 more before distributing the type. Your two corrections shall be mad2

I am My Dear Sir | yours very faithfully | John Murray

Chas Darwin Esq

Endorsement: ‘1875’

CD annotations

1.6 63"—] underl; ‘753’ added below, ink
3.1 Climbing Plants] ‘Climbing Plants’ circled and line to ‘Insectivorous’ ink
1
The figures are the number of copies printed of Origin 6th ed., Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants 2d ed.
2
Murray meant Insectivorous plants rather than Climbing plants 2d ed. CD had enclosed an errata slip for a reprinting of Insectivorous plants in his letter to Cooke of 17 November 1875).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10265,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10265