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. : [Two lines from Thomson]
Edition: The sixth edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 14958.
Publisher: Philadelphia, printed: Providence, re-printed and sold by John Carter, at Shakespear's Head, near the Court-House.
Published: 1776
Place of publication: [Providence]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Society of Friends. -- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; Political science; Monarchy; United States -- Politics and government -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Notes: Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ chi1 E-G² (chi1 verso blank)

"Appendix to Common sense: The necessity of independency."--p. [35]-[46]. Includes Paine's "Address to the people called Quakers." Advertised for sale separately in the Providence gazette for March 2, 1776. Some copies were issued without the Appendix.

Errata statement, p. [46]

Evans 14958.

Bristol B4319.

Alden, J.E.  Rhode Island, 637.

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

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14958)