Volume 3: Russell 1911-1950 11.01.25 - Flipbook - Page 629
Of the 50 Russell Rarities, this book
is the only Rarity that consists of one
single item.
All other Russell Rarities have
multiple copies in existence,
including limited editions or special
bindings, which is assumably why
Jeff Dykes and Frederic Renner chose
this book as #1 when they created
the list 50+ years ago in 1970.
Perhaps the next-best prize for a
collector would be copies of the 200
Limited First Edition of The Blazed
Trail of the Old Frontier, being the
last book Russell illustrated in his
lifetime.
The Harrison collection is honored to
have 10 copies of the Limited First
Edition: #35, 80, 88, 99, 144, 146,
158, 172, 196, and 199.
Russell Rarity #1 owned by Thomas E.
Minckler with previous provenance
Fredric Renner
