Bertrand Russell
55 copies for sale · $15–$3,000 · 21 first editions
Notable copies for sale
The principles of mathematics (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$3,000
History of Western Philosophy (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,850
MARRIAGE AND MORALS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$1,473
Philosophical Essays (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$650
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL 1914-1944 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
Education and the Good Life Series Bonibooks (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$65
The Scientific Outlook (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£50
Authority and the Individual. The Reith Lectures for 1948-49 (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$35
What is Freedom? A Background Book (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£25
SATAN IN THE SUBURBS AND OTHER STORIES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25
History as an Art — Jonkers Rare Books£1,250
FACT AND FICTION (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25
Works on the market
SELECTED PAPERS OF BERTRAND RUSSELL5 copies · $43–$63
OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD2 copies · $40–$247
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL 1944-19692 copies · $73–$98
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL: 1872-19142 copies · $43–$50
The principles of mathematics1 copy · $3,000
History of Western Philosophy1 copy · $1,850
MARRIAGE AND MORALS1 copy · $1,473
History as an Art1 copy · £1,250
PHILOSOPHY1 copy · $848
Philosophical Essays1 copy · $650
The Collected Stories of Bertrand Russell1 copy · $500
Fact and Fiction1 copy · $150
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL THREE VOLUME SET; Three Volumes, 1872-1914, 1914-1941 copy · $125
The Analysis of Mind1 copy · $75
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL 1914-19441 copy · $73
EDUCATION AND THE GOOD LIFE1 copy · $73
Education and the Good Life Series Bonibooks1 copy · $65
Market context
32 copies of Bertrand Russell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
History of Western Philosophy, first edition, 1946. (forum, 2026-05-07)£650
An Outline of Philosophy, first edition, 1927; and c.35 others by or about Bertrand Russel (forum, 2026-05-07)£420
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