Robert's Rules of Order

  The following is a partial listing of the editions of Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies, Robert's Rules of Order Revised for Deliberative Assemblies and Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised for Deliberative Assemblies by Henry M. Robert.  Picture of First Edition

First Edition: copyright 1876 (Picture)
Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher
1876 4000 4000 176 Major S. C. Griggs
2001       176 Major Heritage Reprint

Second Edition: copyright 1876 (Picture)
Date Total               This Printing Pages Rank Publisher             
1876 7000 Revised 3000 192 Major S. C. Griggs 
1877 10,000 Revised 3000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1877 12,000 Revised 2000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1878 15,000 Revised 3000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1879 18,000 Revised 3000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1880 22,000 4000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1880 25,000 3000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1880 30,000 5000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1881 35,000 5000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1882 40,000 5000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1883 45,000 5000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1884 50,000 5000 192 Major S. C. Griggs
1884 56,000 6000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1885 62,000 6000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1886 70,000 8000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1887 75,000 5000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1888 81,000 6000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1888 90,000 9000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1888 90,000   192 Lt. Col. Baker & Taylor
1889 100,000 10000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1890 113,000 13000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1891 130,000 17000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1892 145,000 15000 192 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
Third Edition: copyright 1893 (Picture)
Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher            
1894 158,000 13000 218 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1895 173,000 15000 218 Lt. Col. S. C. Griggs
1896 187,000 14000 218 Colonel S. C. Griggs
1897 197,000 10000 218 Colonel Scott Foresman
1898 212,000 15000 218 Colonel Scott Foresman
1899 217,000 5000 218 Colonel Scott Foresman
1901 245,000 28000 218 Colonel Scott Foresman
1901 265,000 20000 218 General Scott Foresman
1902 280,000 15000 218 General Scott Foresman
1903 295,000 15000 218 General Scott Foresman

 

Third Edition: copyright 1904 (Picture)
Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
1905 315,000 20000 218 General Scott Foresman
1906 342,000 27000 218 General Scott Foresman
1907 362,000 20000 218 General Scott Foresman
1907 383,000 21000 218 General Scott Foresman
1909 403,000 20000 218 General Scott Foresman
  415,000 12000 218 General Scott Foresman
  428,000 13000 218 General Scott Foresman
  450,000 22000 218 General Scott Foresman
  475,000 25000 218 General Scott Foresman
  500,000 25000 218 General Scott Foresman
  520,000 20000 218 General Scott Foresman

Robert's Rules of Order Revised
Fourth Edition: copyright 1915 (Picture)
Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  525,000 5000 323 General Scott For. Black
  525,000       323 General Ryerson Press
  525,000       323 General William Briggs 
  555,000 30000 323 General Scott For. Black
  555,000       323 General Scott Foresman
  580,000 25000 323 General Scott For. Black 
  600,000 20000 323 General Scott Foresman
  615,000 15000 323 General Scott Foresman
  625,000 10000 323 General Scott Foresman
  635,000 10000 323 General Scott Foresman
  652,000 17000 323 General Scott Foresman

Fourth Edition: copyright 1918 (Picture)
Fourth Edition: copyright 1921 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  679,000 27000 323 General Scott Foresman
  702,000 23000 323 General Scott Foresman
  722,000 20000 323 General Scott Foresman
  747,000 25000 323 General Scott Foresman
  774,000 27000 323 General Scott Foresman
  800,000 26000 323 General Scott Foresman
  828,000 28000 323 General Scott Foresman
  851,000 23000 323 General Scott Foresman
  872,000 21000 323 General Scott Foresman
  912,000 40000 323 General Scott Foresman
  932,000 20000 323 General Scott Foresman
  949,000 17000 323 General Scott Foresman
  949,000     323 General Ryerson Press
  1,014,000 65000 323 General Scott Foresman
  1,021,000 7000 323 General Scott Foresman
  1,068,000 47000 323 General Scott Foresman
  1,090,000 22000 323 General Scott Foresman

Fifth Edition: copyright 1943 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  1,090,000     326 General Scott Foresman
  1,250,000 160000 326 General Scott Foresman

Sixth Edition: copyright 1951 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  1,385,000   135000 326 General Scott Foresman
  1,385,000   326 General Ryerson Press
  1,675,000   290000 326 General Scott Foresman
  1,750,000     75000 326 General Scott Foresman
  1,750,000       326 General Ryerson Press
  1,800,000     50000 326 General Scott Foresman
  1,850,000     50000 326 General Scott Foresman
  1,925,000     75000 326 General Scott Foresman
1952      (3 Vols)   General Braille Institute 
1976 100th Ann        80 326 General Amereon, Brown, Green
1976 100th Ann      300 326 General Aeonian, Brown, Blue

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
Seventh Edition: copyright 1970 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  2,750,000   825000 594 General Scott Foresman
  2,800,000     50000 594 General Scott For. Brown
  2,800,000   594 General Scott For. Gray

Eighth Edition: copyright 1981 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  3,400,000   600000 594 General Scott For. Hard
  3,400,000    594 General Scott For. Soft

Ninth Edition: copyright 1990 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  4,350,000   950000 706 General Harper/Addison Hard
  4,350,000   706 General Harper/Addison Soft
  4,450,000   100000 706 General Harper/Addison Hard
  4,450,000    706 General Harper/Addison Soft

Tenth Edition: copyright 2000 (Picture)

Date Total This Printing Pages Rank Publisher          
  5,000,000   550,000 704 General Perseus Hard
  5,000,000    704 General Perseus Soft
  5,000,000    704 General Spiral (by NAP)

There may be an additional printings.

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