GHL to Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, Richmond, 17 November 1858
Title
GHL to Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, Richmond, 17 November 1858
Title
GHL to Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, Richmond, 17 November 1858
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons
Date(s)
- 1858-11-17
Place
Richmond
Letter Content
GHL to Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, Richmond, 17 November 1858
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Park Shot | Richmond, Survey | 17 November 1858.
Gentlemen
I beg to accept the offers contained in yours of the 15 Inst, for the "Physiology of Common Life," viz. £250 for the first 5,000 copies and £3 per thousand of each sixpenny part sold over and above this; or an equivalent sum in case any change in form and price of the book be hereafter deemed desirable.
You retaining a permanent interest of two fifths in the copyright. I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours truly
G. H. Lewes.
Messrs W. Blackwood and Sons.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Park Shot | Richmond, Survey | 17 November 1858.
Gentlemen
I beg to accept the offers contained in yours of the 15 Inst, for the "Physiology of Common Life," viz. £250 for the first 5,000 copies and £3 per thousand of each sixpenny part sold over and above this; or an equivalent sum in case any change in form and price of the book be hereafter deemed desirable.
You retaining a permanent interest of two fifths in the copyright. I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours truly
G. H. Lewes.
Messrs W. Blackwood and Sons.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, Richmond, 17 November 1858, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/94893