Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 1969. Second Revised Edition. Octavo; VG-; red spine with black text; second revised edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows only mild wear; solid binding; straight boards; textblock exterior have slight toning; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 392. More

London and New York: Zed Books Ltd, 1998. First Edition. Octavo; G+/paperback; black spine with white text; covers show slight handling wear; minor edge wear; binding good; textblock has modest age toning, as is; interior good otherwise; illustrated; pp 322; signed by author. More

Lanham, New York, London: University Press of America, Inc., 1987. Octavo; VG; burgundy spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; fully, intact binding; straight boards; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; interior clean; volume 7 only; pp 161. More

Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2013. First Printing. Octavo; VG/paperback; burgundy spine with white text; first printing; covers have minimal exterior wear; intact binding; textblock clean; illustrated; pp 259. More

1571 - 1947. The Russell Collection contains over 300 books, broadsides, and pieces of ephemera produced between the waning decades of the ancien regime and the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.  The collection was assembled in the early 1950s by William F. Russell (1890 – 1956), President of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College from 1949 to 1954. With material spanning the 16th to the early 20th century, the majority of the collection was produced between 1775 and 1800.  Highlights include early editions of the 1791 and 1793 French Constitutions, letters written and signed by pioneering economist Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, and official documents signed by Robespierre and other members of the Comite du Salut Public.  The Collection is comprised of the following components: 1) The French Monarchy and the Ancien Regime; 2) Ideological Roots of Revolution; 3) The Transition to Republicanism and Collapse of the Monarchy; 4) The National Convention and the Committee for Public Safety; 5) Historical and Contemporary Context; and, 6) Miscellanea (Ephemera, Manuscripts, and Books). Most of the printed material was published by one of the two major publishing houses in Limoges. This concentration of material from a single city offers perspective on the publication and distribution of political and governmental texts in a particular city or departement (one which was especially impacted by the Crown’s frequently shifting tax and trade policies).  It also provides important insight into the early work and career of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, who served as intendant of Limoges from 1761 – 1774.  Limoges was home to several printing houses which, at various times during the Monarchy and Revolution, were designated as official printers of government documents for the region.  Most notable among these were the Barbou and Dalesmes families.  Both families had been established printers for centuries, but the Barbou appear to have been too closely aligned with the ecclesiastical hierarchy – after 1791, all of the officially published material printed in Limoges was released by members of chez Dalesme.    1) The French Monarchy and the Ancien Regime A significant portion of the collection is made up of documents from the reign of Louis XVI, issued by the crown, members of the regime, and the Parisian Parlement in the two decades leading up to the Revolution.  These items, ranging from royal decrees  to trial testimonies, illustrate governmental practice under the monarchy, especially as it relates to trade policy and criminal justice.      2) Ideological Roots of Revolution The Russell Collection includes a number of books and tracts from writers crucial to the development of revolutionary thought and discourse in France during the 18th-century.  First or early editions by Mirabeau, Raynal, Mounier, Marat, and Condorcet, written before and during the upheavals of the early 1790s, reveal the increasingly liberal and radical intellectual currents among France’s intelligentsia.  First or early editions of works by Jacques Necker and Turgot also appear, shedding light on abortive efforts at modernization during the various governments under Louis XVI.   3) The Transition to Republicanism and Dissolution of the Monarchy The full span of the National Assembly, from its foundations during the Brienne and Necker governments to its ceding of legislative authority to the National Convention, is captured through official printed documents (Royal and republican), periodicals, regionally-drafted complaints and instructions, and published addresses.  Also included are first or early editions of the French Constitutions of 1791 and 1793, as well as various edicts and documents issued by Louis XVI during l’Assemblee Nationale.  The formal inauguration of the National Convention (and the removal of all executive powers from the King) is represented both by an Extrait of the relevant Assembly session, and in an officially published broadside explaining “des motif d’apres lesquels l’Assemblee Nationale a proclame la convocation d’un Convention nationale, et prononce la suspension su Pouvoir executive dans les mains du Roi.”   4) The National Convention and the Committee for Public Safety; A substantial component of the Russell Collection is comprised of material created by, or related to, the Convention Nationale and the Comite du Salut Public.  Nearly 90 official decrees from the legislative body are present, in addition to numerous printed addresses, departmental complaints, and two officially published broadsides related to the trial of Louis XVI.  Other highlights include printed decrees and orders from the Committee for Public Safety, a document issued by the Parisian Communards, and an order signed by seven members of the Committee.    5) Historical and Contemporary Context; A subset of the Collection is made up of books and pamphlets responding to the events of the Revolution, from contemporaneous accounts to late 19th-century histories.  The works published during the 1790s and early 1800s, whether biographies of revolutionaries or socio-political commentaries, reveal the mix of horror, regret, enthusiasm and hope stirred up among emigres, international observers, and participants in the revolutionary melee.  The texts printed after 1840 reflect the intensive, documentary approach of the French historians in the latter half of the century.    6) Miscellaneous Documents (regional, subject-specific, etc.). Also included are a number of items (ephemera and manuscripts) that are either subject specific and tangentially related to the French Revolution (i.e.; treatises on the French language, moral philosophy deduced from botanical studies, 17th century medicine), or specific to Limoges and the Haute-Vienne.  The latter includes several 16th and 17th century manuscripts from Limoges and Orleans.  Several 20th century books, inscribed to the collector W.F. Russell, appear in the collection as well.     All items are in good or better condition, unless otherwise stated.    To view the full inventory, please click HERE. More

New York: PublicAffairs/Hachette Book Group, 2022. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; yellow spine with black text; first edition, first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild exterior wear; front tail jacket edge has 2 inch tear, as is; cloth exterior shows little wear; tight binding; strong boards; textblock exterior edges show minimal tone; interior clean; illustrated; pp 459. More

Cambridge MA and London UK: Harvard University Press, 1990. First Printing. Octavo; VG/G+; white spine with red and blue text; first printing; dust jacket exterior has only mild wear; one or two chips to edges; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; strong boards; textblock clean; illustrated; "For Review" slip laid in; pp 359. More

Washington DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2011. First Edition, First Prinitng. Octavo, 340 pages; VG/VG; red graphic spine with yellow and white lettering; dust jacket protected with mylar covering, minor shelfwear; interior clean; shelved cold war. More

Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 1968. Octavo; VG-/G-; grayish beige spine with black text; dust jacket exterior has noticeable wear spots to front, as is; rear exterior has mild age toning; few chips to edges; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; good, solid binding; straight boards; textblock exterior edges show light tone, few smudges; pictorial endpapers; interior very good; illustrated; pp 574. More

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 347 pages; VG/VG; orange spine with pale yellow lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, minor shelfwear including crinkling along the top edge of jacket and a closed tear at the upper corner of the fore edge; foxing along edges of textblock; shelved in China. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Octavo; 462 pages; G+/G+; Yellow spine with blue and brown text; Dustjacket has wear to edges, foxing on interior flaps, faint marks on front cover and spine; Bumping to corners, slight bowing to front cover; Textblock has foxing along edges; RWO. More

New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; grayish tan spine with black and brown text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight shelf wear; small indentation to front head edge, from paper clip; other slight edge wear; cloth exterior has minimal wear; tight binding with strong boards; textblock exterior edges have light foxing; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated in black and white photographs; pp 270; inscribed by author. More

New York and Cincinnati: The Abingdon Press, 1923. 10mo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth exterior shows slight shelf wear; slight bumping to fore corners; other few, stray marks to exterior; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have age toned modestly; former owner's information to front pastedown; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior lightly toned; minor marginalia; illustrated; pp 385. More

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; red/white spine with white and red text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows light soiling, due to handling; cloth exterior has faint smudges; otherwise strong boards and binding; text block exterior edges have some soiling; some underlines and marginalia inside; illustrated; pp 522; inscribed by author; also signed letter by author laid in. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. Octavo; 297 pages; VG-/G+; Blue spine with Beige text; Dustjacket has minor wear to edges, scuffing to covers; Minor wear to edges of boards; Textblock has spotting along head edge; RWO. More

New York and Toronto: Random House, 1990. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; navy blue spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight handling wear; cloth exterior has very slight wear; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges show minimal wear; interior pages clean; pp 169; inscribed by author. More

London: J. Rodwell, 1832. Presentation Copy. Octavo; 208 pages; G+; Bound in green cloth with black text on spine label; Rubbing and slight bumping to corners, minor edgewear, slight cocking to spine, small closed tears along spine edges; Textblock has age toning, foxing to pages, creasing along hinges; "T. Price" on front pastedown; RWO. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G+; dark blue pictorial spine with white, gray and red text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows slight handling wear; flaps have mild toning; cloth shows light sunning toward edges; good binding; straight boards; textblock has slightly age toning toward edges; illustrated; review slip laid in; pp 413; inscribed by author. More

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue and white pictorial spine with blue and yellow text; first edition, first printing; dust jacket shows few, sparse marks to exterior; text block exterior edges have slight foxing; frontispiece; very light marginalia inside; otherwise interior clean; illustrated; pp 210 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases wrapping around the 15's bookcases. More

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, grey with white print; Cover has light edgewear, slight curling to fore edge, else clean and bright; Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, else clean and tight; xvii, 601 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

Amsterdam: Guilielmum Blaeu, 1632. 16mo., [30], 376, [16]. VG; bound in contemporary full vellum, with title in early ink to spine, some mild staining to covers; binding tight; text block shows some discoloration and age toning; very slight age toning to pages; RW consignment; shelved case 3. More

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott's Printing House, 1890. Octavo; G+; 1/2 bound deep red leather spine with gilt text; full title: Disraeli in Outline: Being a Biography of the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., &c., and An Abridgment of His Novels; Containing Lists of Principal Characters, Plots, Remarkable Passages, Criticisms, &c., With Full Index; heavy, solid binding; probably rebound; beige cloth exterior has mild wear; one or two small brownish smudges to rear; dark stain to rear joint; staining also slightly toward lower spine; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have age toned somewhat; marbled endpapers; slight pencil inside ffep; repair to title page; interior pages mild toned; pp 394. More

Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1965. Octavo; G+; light green spine with blue and white text; no jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; minor dings to edges; textblock exterior edges have slight foxing; light pencil inside; pp 281. More

London and New York: Routledge, 1996. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with white text; first edition; covers have slight handling wear; binding intact; text block exterior edges show light tone; light pencil inside; pp 152. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. Second Printing. 10mo; VG; 1/4 bound light gray spine with red and black text; second printing; no jacket; cloth exterior has very slight wear; tight binding; strong, secure boards; text block exterior head edge faded black color; exterior edges otherwise have slight toning; deckled fore edge; interior clean; pp 197; signed by author. More