RECORD: John Murray. 1878. Accounts for Insectivorous plants, Cross and self fertilisation, Orchids, Climbing plants, Expression, Variation, Origin, and Müller, Facts for Darwin, from 1876 to June 1878. CUL-DAR210.11.13. (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 introductions to Insectivorous plants, Orichids, Forms of flowers, Climbing plants, Cross and self fertilisation, and Descent.
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Murray Account June 1878
All my Books
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Cross Self Fertilization &c |
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5 Stats Hall |
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63 40 Reviews |
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" Balance Profit (Mr. M.) |
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By Appleton &Co for a set Stereotype plates for America |
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6 Author |
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Darwin on Expression |
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" Binding 100 copies |
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2 presented |
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Darwin's Variations of Animals &c |
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5 Stats Hall |
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" Binding 750 copies |
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15 Author |
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" Advertising |
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19 Reviews |
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590 551 on hand June 1878 |
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Darwin on Origin of Species |
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To Printing 2000 No |
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" West Diagrams |
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Muller's Facts &c for Darwin |
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To Binding 50 copies |
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" Advertising |
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Darwin on Cross Self Fertilization |
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By 750 copies |
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800 in Hand. June 1878 |
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being 50 of the previous edition and the above 750 8to |
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Darwin on Orchids |
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" Set of Stereo-plates & Electros of the cuts |
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" Advertising |
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To Balance deficiency |
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Appleton & Co. New York publishing house, 1785-1948. American publishers of works by Darwin.
Cooper, James Davis (1823-1904), wood engraver and book illustrator, London. Cut woodblocks for Expression, Insectivorous plants and Wallace's Malay archipelago.
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.
Stats Hall = Stationers' Hall, where literary and artistic works were registered for copyright (under Copyright Amendment Act, 5 & 6 Vic., c. 45) which cost 5s. Five copies of a work were to be sent; four were sent to the copyright libraries of the UK and one copy retained at Stationers'' Hall. Copyright was for 42 years in 1874. Hence the phrase "entered at Stationers' Hall" was synonymous with "Copyright" at the time.
Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. Publisher of Turin. 1871-1883 Published twelve first Italian editions of Darwin's works.
William West, lithographer, Hatton Garden, London, produced the single diagram which appeared unaltered in all editions of Origin.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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