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various, 1776. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. A COLLECTION OF FIVE THOMAS PAINE PAMPHLETS ALONG WITH OTHER PAMPHLETS MOST PRINTED IN PHILADELPHIA. This collection was found in a perished 19thC leather binding; it has been newly rebound in late-18thC American style, full-leather. The text block has been restitched, with all components in the order as it was found, with endsheets retained. Leaves are moderately foxed throughout. COMMON SENSE Philadelphia: Printed. And Sold by W. and T. Bradford. (1776). (6) - 50. Gimbel CS-11. ESTC W32287. Evans 14959 Third edition of Paine's anti-monarchical pamphlet, printed the month after the first London edition of January 1776 by Robert Bell, and the first edition of the expanded text (and) RIGHTS OF MAN. Philadelphia: Re-Printed by Samuel Harrison Smith,1791.105 [1] ESTC W36410. Evans 23664. First American edition, wrappers missing, with both issue points present: stating "Second Edition" on the title page and containing the "Jefferson…