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[PAINE, THOMAS.] Common Sense.
FIRST LONDON EDITION OF THE GREAT REVOLUTIONARY PAMPHLET [PAINE, THOMAS.] Common Sense. 8vo, unbound, stitched as issued; missing first signature including title page, half title, and introduction, moderate wear not affecting text. [London: J. Almon, 1776]
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Notes: first london edition, featuring not-so-subtle hiatuses in the many passages which insult the king of England. For example, page 17 reads " and his parasites" instead of "the king and his parasites." Adams American Controversy 76-108a, Adams American Independence 222y, Gimbel CS-24.
stitched with, as issued, a reply by Candidus [James Chalmers] titled "Plain Truth: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America" (London: J. Almon, 1776). Adams American Controversy 76-19b, Adams American Independence 208e, Gimbel CS-210. -
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