RECORD: John Murray. 1880. Accounts for Erasmus Darwin, Descent, Origin, Insectivorous plants, Orchids; and general account June 1879 to June 1880. CUL-DAR210.11.18. (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 Erasmus Darwin, Insectivorous plants, Orichids, and Descent.


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Life of Dr. Erasmus Darwin

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Darwin on Descent of Man

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Darwin on Expression

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Charles Darwin Esq in a/c with John Murray

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Darwin's Forms of Flowers

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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.


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