From D. Appleton & Co. to Asa Gray   1 February 1870

Statement of Sales of Darwins Origin of Species
to 1st Feby 1870
by D. Appleton & Co., for account of Asa Gray1
On hand last account, 70 On hand this date, 433
Printed since, 1000 Given away
Sold to date, 637
1070 1070
Sold 637 Copies @ 250 Rate 5% $79.63
Febry 1/69 Balance 219.36
$298.99

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This statement gives sales figures for the US edition of Origin. Gray had negotiated the original terms of publication of the book with Appleton & Co. (see Correspondence vol. 8, Appendix IV). Gray may have enclosed the statement in his letter of 14 February 1870.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7093,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7093