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Author	Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Title	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. [Two lines from Thomson].
Publication Info.	Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI [1776]

Location	Call No.	Status
Rare Books Pamphlets	Z-PAM v.209 no.11	IN LIBRARY

Description	[4], 79, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Note	Signatures: [A]² B-L⁴.
	The first edition. Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
	Advertised in the Pennsylvania evening post for Jan. 9, 1776.
	Bookseller's advertisement, p. [80].
Indexed In:	Evans, 14954
	ESTC W30444
Local Note	NYSL copy: Edges uncut. Imperfect, lacking final 2 leaves (L3, 4) including booksellers' advertisements. First listed in the Library's 1838 catalog p. 314.
	NYSL copy: Bound as a "Pamphlet" volume with: Auctions inconsistent with regular trade, and injurous to the city. New-York: Van Winkle, Wiley & Co., 1817 -- [And ten other titles.] Bound together subsequent to publication.
Subject	Political science -- Early works to 1800.
	Monarchy -- Early works to 1800.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
Genre or Form	Untrimmed edges -- United States -- 18th century.
Added Author	Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784, printer, bookseller.
	New York Society Library. Catalog. 1838.

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