From John Murray   22 March 1871

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Mar 22/71

My Dear Sir

I have the pleasure to enclose my note of hand for £630" making with former payment by cheque 800 Guineas for the Second Edn of Descent of Man. Down to the present time I have sold 1300 out of the 2,000 of 2nd. Edn.1 In a few days more I shall be able to decide on the number to be printed for 3d. Edn probably 2,000 will be wanted2

I am My Dear Sir | Your’s very faithfully | John Murray

Ch Darwin Esq

1
Murray refers to the second printing of Descent (see letter from John Murray, 18 March [1871] and n. 3).
2
Murray originally planned a further 1000 copies (see letter from John Murray, 20 March [1871]).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7611,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7611