Common sense [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following inter...
Common sense [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections. [Two lines from Thomson].
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Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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[4], 79, [1] p. ; 8°.
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Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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United States of America
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MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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Common sense [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of...
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Advertised in the Pennsylvania evening post for Jan. 9, 1776.
Bookseller's advertisement, p. [80].
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
The first edition. Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
Two states noted. In the first, line 12 of title ends "some mis-"; in the second, "some". For a discussion of additional points, see: Gimbel, Richard. Thomas Paine: a bibliographical check list of Common sense....
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ESTC W30444.
Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222a.
Evans, 14954.
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3433.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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