Dissertation On First-Principles Of Government

Pamphlet, 40 pp. (8vo) 22x14 cm (8¾x5½"), removed from larger volume with remains of stitching on spine, now unbound, sewn; custom modern cloth folder. Some light foxing, some minor chips and tears along edges, pages untrimmed; about very good. Thomas Paine (1737-1809), aka Robert Treat, was an author, inventor, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.… Read more about this item

Pari: Printed at the English Press, 1795. 40pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, red leather label, raised bands. Occasional light foxing. A very good, fresh copy, untrimmed. This is the second Paris edition, following a first of 1795. Read on July 7, 1795 to the National Convention, while Paine was seated in the hall. "The universal suffrage demanded… Read more about this item

London: Printed and Sold by Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795., 1795. 8vo. pp. 47. disbound. First London Edition. Thetford Collection 121. cfHowes P-19.. 1st Edition.

Paris: The English Press, 1795. Some chipping at edges of papers. With "all men" replacing "stands" on page 25, line 9. This copy issued without "speech of Thomas Paine" found in some other copies.. First Edition, Second Issue. Soft Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.