RECORD: John Murray. [1873]. Accounts for Orchids, June 1867-June 1873; Stocks in Hand: Origin, Variation, Descent, Expression. CUL-DAR210.11.1. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2026. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.

See R. B. Freeman's bibliographical introduction to Orchids.


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Dr

Darwin on Orchids

Cr

1867

 

 

1867

 

 

June

To Balance deficiency

22 2 1

June

By 516 in hand

 

1869

" Electros

2 10 -

 

1 Authors in Sheets

 

June

" Advertising 6 years

22 - -

 

82  81 On stand  June 1873

 

1873

" Binding  400 Copies

12 1 8

 

434 Sold viz

 

June

" Com allowd agents

- 12 2

 

252 Trade 25 as 24 6/

72 12 -

 

" Balance profit

73 19 -

 

182 do " "               6/5

56 2 11

 

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

 

1869

 

 

 

 

 

[illeg]

By Reinwald for a set of Electros

4 10 -

 

 

133 4 11

 

 

133 4 11

 

 

 

1873

 

 

 

 

 

June

By 81 on hand

 

 

 

 

 

" Author's [?] Profit

36 19 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks in Hand June

30 1873

 

 

 

 

x 1716 "Origin of Species"

x demi 57 copies 14/ edition still on hand

7/6 Edition 2000 8to printed March 1873
for which author has not yet been paid

 

26 "Variations Animals" &c

1250 8to printed in 1868

 

75 "Man"

1000 do "                 1871

 

2404 "Emotions"

7000 8to printed Dec 1872- for which author was paid £1050 –

2000 8to printed 1873 for which author has not yet been paid

Electros = electrotypes of the woodcut illustrations. "Electrotypes were produced by the electrolytic deposition of copper on the woodblocks; the copper moulds were then removed and reinforced from behind with lead, leaving the original woodcuts intact." Correspondence, vol. 20, p. 325 n.


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