DISSERTATION ON FIRST-PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
by Paine, Thoma
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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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 in it was not adopted in the new constitution, nor was much attention given to his other suggestions" - Gimbel. GIMBEL 95 (ref). HOWES P19.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM22003
- Title
- DISSERTATION ON FIRST-PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
- Author
- Paine, Thoma
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed at the English Press
- Place of Publication
- Pari
- Date Published
- 1795
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Raised Band(s)
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- New
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- Marbled boards
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- Calf
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