Common sense : 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].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Contributor:

Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784, printer.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Monarchy.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 79 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

The first edition. Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

Advertised in the Pennsylvania evening post for Jan. 9, 1776.

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.

Bookseller's advertisement, p. [80].

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

Evans, 14954

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3433

Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222a

English Short Title Catalog, W30444.

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