George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1967. Previous owner's name in pen at top of front endpaper on all three volumes; foxing to page edges and endpapers; fading and foxing to spines; foxing and signs of secondhand wear to box.

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). Philosopher, mathematician, educational and sexual reformer, pacifist, prolific letter writer, author and columnist, Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential and widely known intellectual figures of the twentieth century. In 1950 he was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1950 for his extensive contributions to world literature and for his rationality and humanity, as a fearless champion of free speech and free thought in the West.