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

• Bradford, M,DCC,LXXVI. ("printed for")
• Thomas Paine (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by W. and T. Bradford, M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776] (Price one British shilling)

Publication year

1776-1776

ESTC No.

W5005

Grub Street ID

353967

Description

99,[1]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

Parentheses subsitituted for square brackets enclosing "Price one British shilling." - In line 15 of title, the word "Added" is capitalized. In another state, the word "added" is not capitalized. Several other minor differences between the two states are recorded in: Gimbel, Richard. Thomas Paine: a bibliographical check list of Common sense, entries CS-14 and CS-15. Gimbel suggests that this edition may have been printed in Dublin, or perhaps London.

Error in paging: p. 78 misnumbered 69.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: A-M? N? (N2 verso blank)