From D. Appleton & Co.   17 February 1872

D. Appleton & Co. | 549 & 551 Broadway, N.Y.

Feb 17/72

Dear Sir

Your favor of 3d. is at hand. We will accept the proposal you make respecting the new revised edn. of “Origin” taking casts of plates for 50£ & pay you on the sales.—1 We more than reimbursed ourselves for the Journal of Travel & it still continues to have a fair sale.2 We hope to render yr a/c by next mail. We think the result will be satisfactory to you. We did not like to delay answering yr letter.

We of course desire the plates (electros) of yr new work “Expression of the Emotions” &c & beg you will arrange with Mr Murray when you place the Ms: in his hands.3

Believe us | very faithfully yrs | D Appleton & Co

Charles Darwin Esq

1
CD’s letter of 3 February 1872 has not been found, but see the letter from John Murray, 2 February [1872].
2
D. Appleton & Co. had published an edition of Journal of researches in 1871, based on stereotypes of the 1870 edition published by John Murray (Journal of researches 1870; see Freeman 1977). A reprint of the 1871 edition was published in 1872 (Journal of researches US ed. (1871) and US ed. (1872)).
3
Expression was published in November 1872 by John Murray. The US edition, dated 1873, was apparently issued in December 1872 (Expression US ed.; see Freeman 1977).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8217,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8217