▁amount ▁exp ended ▁on ▁the ▁Trans actions ▁was ▁£ 1 0 9 4 , ▁but ▁only ▁£ 2 7 6 ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁offset ▁by ▁sales ▁income . ▁Sab ine ▁felt ▁this ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁Society ▁could ▁comfort ably ▁sust ain . ▁The ▁print ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁was ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁Ar ound ▁ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁these ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁fellow ship , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁their ▁membership ▁dues , ▁and ▁since ▁authors ▁now ▁received ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 ▁off - print s ▁for ▁free , ▁to ▁circul ate ▁through ▁their ▁personal ▁networks , ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁Trans actions ▁through ▁the ▁book ▁trade ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁limited . ▁The ▁concerns ▁with ▁cost ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁printer ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁from ▁Taylor ▁& ▁Francis ▁to ▁Harrison ▁& ▁S ons ▁– ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁larger ▁commercial ▁printer , ▁able ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁Society ▁a ▁more ▁finan cially ▁vi able ▁contract , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁less ▁experienced ▁in ▁printing ▁scientific ▁works . ▁ ▁While ▁exp end iture ▁was ▁a ▁worry ▁for ▁the ▁Tre as urer , ▁as ▁Secretary ▁( from ▁ 1 8 5 4 ), ▁George ▁Gabriel ▁Sto kes ▁was ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁the ▁actual ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁Trans actions ▁and ▁his ▁extensive ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁authors ▁over ▁his ▁thirty - one - year s ▁as ▁Secretary ▁took ▁up ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁beyond ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Lucas ian ▁Professor ▁at ▁Cambridge . ▁Sto kes ▁was