Common sense
Subtitle: 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
By: By Thomas Paine, secretary for foreign affairs to Congress in the American war, and author of The rights of man, &c. &c. ; [Two lines from Thomson]
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.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 23658
Publisher: Printed and sold by W. and T. Bradford.
Published: 1791
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
Subjects: Society of Friends; Political science; Monarchy; Politics and government
Notes: Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Thomas Paine ..." on title page.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-M⁴ N² (N2 verso blank).

Possibly printed at Dublin. Cf. Gimbel, Richard. Thomas Paine: a bibliographical check list of Common sense, entry CS-66.

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