From R. F. Cooke   25 October 1879

My dear Sir

I am afraid you will think me troublesome.

But what do you think should be the Title on the outside back of the Volume

Erasmus

Darwin

—

Krause

&

Darwin

or can we venture to say

Life

of

Erasmus

Darwin¹

I suppose as you wish the price of the volume to be as cheap as possible, you will not object to 7^s/6.

This if the whole 1000 are sold, w^d. give about a total profit of £70.

Yours faithfully | Rob^t. Cooke

Cha^s. Darwin Esq