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From D. Appleton & Co.   [1 August – 15 September 1877]1

Sales by D. Appleton & Co to Aug 1/77 of “Origin of Species” for a/c Chas Darwin
Febry 1/77. On hand 310
May Printed 250
Ed over 6
Aug 1/77. On hand 307
Sold 259 . 5% of $2. $25.90
deduct copyright on 34 sold under cost— 1 2 is $1.70
$24.20
Expression of Emotions
Feb 1/77. On hand 1310
Aug 1/77 " 1184
sold 126 . 10% of $3.50 $44.10
deduct 1 2 copyright on % sold under cost, 17 1 2 $1.22 42.88
Descent of Man
Feb 1/77 On hand 158
Mch Printed 500
Aug 1/77 on hand 472 .
Sold 186 10% of $2 $37.20
deduct 1 2 copyright on 15 sold under cost 1.50 35.70
$102.78
Stg value of $10278 Exch 48888. Gold 105 1 2 £19.18.62
Insectivorous Plants. No sales to report in consequence of an Error of 100 copies in stock on hand Feb 1/77—reported as 475—should have been 575—sales should ⁠⟨⁠have⁠⟩⁠ been 107 instead of 207

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1
The date range is established by the date of the statement and by the date when CD recorded receiving payment (see n. 2, below).
2
CD recorded a payment on 15 September 1877 of £19 18s 6d in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS) under the heading ‘Appleton per Ch Layton for sale of my Books in U. States.’ Charles Layton was the London agent for D. Appleton & Co., CD’s American publisher.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11089,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11089