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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 heredity succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections ...

Title: 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 heredity succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections ... / by Thomas Paine, secretary to the Committee for Foreign Affairs to Congress, during the American War, and author of The Rights of man, and A Letter to the Abbe Raynal.
Author: Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Publication: London : Printed for H. D. Symonds ..., 1792.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Permit needed	Pforz (Paine, T./Common) 1792	Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319
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36 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 19 cm. (12mo)

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Price: Six-pence.
Words and passages likely to offend English readers are left blank.
Illustration: Full-page frontispiece engraved portrait of Paine with imprint of J. Ridgway.

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Restricted access;

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Call Number

*KF 1792 (Paine, T. Common sense)

OCLC

NYPG04-B1641

Author

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Title

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 heredity succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections ... / by Thomas Paine, secretary to the Committee for Foreign Affairs to Congress, during the American War, and author of The Rights of man, and A Letter to the Abbe Raynal.

Imprint

London : Printed for H. D. Symonds ..., 1792.

Edition

A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added, an appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N.B. The new edition here given increases the work upward of one-third.

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Sabin, 58214

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Local Note

*KF copy 1: Duyckinck Collection; page 19 wrongly numbered 16.

*KF copy 2: Lenox. With typographical variations on p. 5-9, 27, 33-34.

Pforz. copy: In white envelope.

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Symonds, H. D. (Henry Delahoy) Publisher

Ridgway, James. Publisher

Duyckinck Collection.

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*KF 1792 (Paine, T. Common sense)

Pforz (Paine, T./Common) 1792

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