From John Murray   16 November [1870]1

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Novr. 16

My Dear Sir

I think you will not be disappointed when I tell you that 1900 copies were taken of your new Book at my sale on Friday also 340 of Origin of Species.2

Clowes will send you immediatel the fair sheets to within 2 of the end.3 It is prudent to keep back a few sheets in both volumes least any check occurring here—the foreigner shd supplant you at home or anticipate you.

Rotterdam attached to Kramers name will be sufficient address4

I am Dear Sir | yours very faithfully | John Murray

Chas Darwin Esq | &c &c &c

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870].
2
See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. 2. Murray refers to Origin 5th ed. (published in 1869) and Descent (published early in 1871).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7372,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7372