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Description: A scarce later edition of this treatise on Virginia's claim to Western territory by Thomas Paine. Looking into the rights of claim of both Virginia and the United States to the western territory by Thomas Paine, with some outlines of a plan for laying out a new State, to be applied as a fund, for carrying on the war, or redeeming national debt.Originally written in 1780.Thomas Paine was an English born American Founding Father, political activist and theorist, philosopher. Among his many important works are highly influential pamphlets 'Common Sense' (1776) and 'The American Crisis' (1776-1783), at the start of the American Revolution, and he played an important part on inspiring the Patriots to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776. Unbound. Binding tender and split to p. 26 and 29, p. 27-8 loose but present. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Paine, Thomas. Political Works. R. Carlile, London, 1819.
Price: US$384.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: "Public Good being an Examination into the Claim of Virginia to the Vacant Western Territory." 35 pp. "A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North America;." 62 pp. "Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank and Paper Money". 54 pp. "Prospects on the Rubicon." 34 pp. Recently rebound to a high standard in burgundy buckram boards with gilt titles to front board. New eps. This particular edition was published soon after Carlile returned to London from Manchester having witnessed the events now known as Peterloo. He was tried and imprisoned soon afterwards and spent some 10 years in gaol. Despite all, Carlile editions of Paine's work continued to be printed, published and sold by his supporters, many of whom also served prison sentences. The pages are remarkably clean and bright.
Seller: R.W. Forder, Gosport, United Kingdom