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. T...

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. Written by an Englishman. [Two lines from Thomson] (Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.) [4],77,[1]p. ; 4⁰. (Philadelphia :) Printed. And sold by R. Bell, in Third-Street,1776.
Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
"Large additions to Common sense .. To which is added an appendix to Common sense: together with an address to the people called Quakers .."--p. [45]-77. Catchword on p. 44: Large.
Reproduction of original from the British Library.
Bristol, B4309
Shipton & Mooney, 43120
Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222d
English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW32284.
Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).