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.

People / Organizations

• inted. And ("printed for")
• Thomas Paine (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: printed. And sold by W. and T. Bradford, [1776]

Publication year

1776-1776

ESTC No.

W32287

Grub Street ID

342767

Description

[6], 50 p. ; 8⁰

Note

Half-title: Common sense.

Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

Advertised in the Pennsylvania journal for Feb. 14, 1776.

Some copies were printed by Steiner and Cist; others by Benjamin Towne. Those printed by Steiner and Cist have type ornaments above and below half-title; those printed by Towne have plain rules. Cf. Gimbel, Richard. Thomas Paine: a bibliographical check list of Common sense, entries CS-10 through CS-13.

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Signatures: pi? [A]1 B-G? H1