Thomas Paine
The Writings of Thomas Paine
Charles R. and George Webster
1794
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A finely bound early edition of The Writings of Thomas Paine.
- Thomas Paine (American).
- The Writings Of Thomas Paine: Secretary For Foreign Affairs To The Congress Of The United States Of America, In The Late War.
- Albany: Charles R. and George Webster, 1794.
- Small quarto.
- xii, 124, [i]-v, [6]-90, 10, 38, 60, 186, 41, [iii]-[viii], [9]-70, 24 pages.
- Contains the subscriber list and the individual separate title pages for Right of Man, Part 1st, Rights of Man, Part 2d., Common Sense, The Crisis, Public Good, and Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, there is one title page for the final four texts, which also feature continuous pagination.
- Fully bound in brown leather, spine has a maroon label with gilt lettering.
Condition Report
FairSpine has significant chipping and rubbing wear, worming and cracking to head joint edges, and a loss of leather along the spine head edge.
Boards have severe rubbing wear, discoloration, and chipping along the extremities.
A large open tear in the leather on the front board, and light to moderate bumping to corners, resulting in exposed boards.
Text block has light to severe age toning, light plus foxing and soiling scattered throughout, and moderate wear throughout.
Front pastedown has pen marks, the remnants of a label, significant rubbing wear which is slightly exposing the interior front board, splitting along the front hinge, and residue of a page torn out before the title page.
Title page appears to be tipped in, has pen marks, an open tear, and minor worming from the front pastedown to page [2].
A hole on page [v], impacting some text, closed tear on page 79, impacting some text, and a large stain on page 65, impacting some text.
Pen and pencil inscriptions on the rear end pages, and residue of a torn out page before the rear board.
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