1792 THOMAS PAINE COLLECTION - THE RIGHTS OF MAN I II COMMON SENSE ABBE RAYNAL

Description: I have here for sale a rare and fascinating collection of works by THOMAS PAINE praising the French Revolution and the American War of Independence. There are six pamphlets by Thomas Paine all published in England in 1792, and therefore very much anti-Government and pro-French and American revolutions. Rare to find any single one of these, and very rare to find six bound up as a book!1) RIGHTS OF MAN, being an answer to Mr Burke's attack on the French Revolution by Thomas Paine. Part I printed for H D Symonds in 1792, price sixpence. There is a frontispiece of Thomas Paine. Published in July 1791 by Ridgway of York St - Title page, Dedication to George Washington on the verso, 2 page Preface and 78 pages of text. First published in 1791 so this is not the First Edition.2) RIGHTS OF MAN part the Second combining Principle and Practice by Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to Congress in the American War and author of the works entitled 'Common Sense' and the 'First Part of the Rights of Man'. Printed for H D Symonds in 1792 price sixpence. There is a Title, a dedication to M de la Fayette, 4 page Preface and pages 9-94 pages of text finished off with a single page with advert on verso for Rights of Man Part I - this is therefore the First Edition and is complete3) COMMON SENSE: Addressed to the inhabitants of AMERICA on the following subjects..... A New Edition to which is added an Appendix together with an Address to the People called Quakers by Thomas Paine printed by H D Symonds 1792, price six pence. Introduction dated 1776 printed on verso of the Title page, 36 pages4) A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ABBE RAYNAL ON THE AFFAIRS OF NORTH AMERICA in which the mistakes in the Abbe's account of the Revolution of America are corrected and cleared up, by Thomas Paine, printed for J Ridgway 1792. Introduction of two pages, 46 pagesTwo page advert for New Publications printed for H D Symonds5) MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES by Thomas Paine consisting of A letter to the Marquis of Lansdowne ; A letter to the authors of the Republican ; A letter to the Abbé Syeyes ; Thoughts on the peace, and the probable advantages thereof ; First letter to Mr Secretary Dundas ; Letter to Lord Onslow ; Second letter to Mr. Dundas ; A letter to the people of France ; &c. Printed for J Ridgway 1792, 36 pages including two page of publisher adverts at rear6) LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESSERS ON THE LATE PROCLAMATION by Thomas Paine. Printed for H D Symonds 1792, 40 pages.The book measures 19 cm by 12 cm, and is bound in brown hardboards with a spine of tan linen with lettering in black. These ephemeral pamphlets were not meant to endure for 232 years but all six of these works by one of England's foremost Radicals are bound together and preserved here. We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday. pages

Price: 1599.99 GBP

Location: Whitegate, Cheshire

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