Title: Common sense :
Authors: Paine, Thomas,; Yeates, Jasper,
Date: 1776
Publisher: Philadelphia printed, and sold by R. Bell ... ,
Physical description: [4], 77 p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Language: English
LC classification: E
Contents: (from t.p.) 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.
Notes: Signatures; [A]-K⁴, chi1. "Large additions to Common sense"; p. [45] (special t.p.)-77. The "Large additions" were collected by Bell, who had quarreled with Paine, and were published as a device to help the sale of this edition of Common sense against that printed about the same time by Paine's new publishers, W. and T. Bradford. With the exception of "The American patriot's prayer", of which he is perhaps the author, Paine had nothing to do with them. -- c̲f̲. Sabin, vol. 14, p.126.
Subject headings (LCSH): Monarchy; Political science; United States--Politics and government--1775-1783