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The Principles of Mathematics first edition (Cambridge University Press, 1903) dust jacket

The Principles of Mathematics First Edition

Bertrand Russell · Cambridge University Press, 1903 · First edition

For a first edition of The Principles of Mathematics by Bertrand Russell (Cambridge University Press, 1903), the first point to check: Title page: “Cambridge: at the University Press 1903”, title reading “Vol. I”.

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These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Principles of Mathematics.

✓ Title page: “Cambridge: at the University Press 1903”, title reading “Vol. I”

✓ Collation: xxix, [1], 534 pp., royal octavo

✓ Binding: dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt “The Principles of Mathematics / Russell / Vol. I”, Cambridge arms and “Cambridge University Press” at the foot

✓ Not: the 1937 second edition (George Allen & Unwin) or the Norton reprints

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How do I know if my copy of The Principles of Mathematics is a first edition?
✓ Title page: “Cambridge: at the University Press 1903”, title reading “Vol. I” ✓ Collation: xxix, [1], 534 pp., royal octavo ✓ Binding: dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt “The Principles of Mathematics / Russell / Vol. I”, Cambridge arms and “Cambridge University Press” at the foot ✓ Not: the 1937 second edition (George Allen & Unwin) or the Norton reprints The identification points above show each one.
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