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

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Author

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Title

Common sense; [microform] : 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 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.

Published

Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by W. and T. Bradford., M,DCC,XCI. [1791]

Physical Description

99, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

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.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23658).