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London: J.S. Jordan; James Ridgway; H. D. Symonds, 1791; 1792. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Octavo, [4], [5], viii-x, [1], 8-171, [1], xv, [1], 178, [2], 36, [4], 78, [2] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in 19th century three quarter calf, marbled paper boards. Mild wear and rubbing. Cracking to front hinge. Text block untrimmed. Four parts bound together, with paginations and registers restarting with new title pages. With a small slip of contemporary paper noting the parts bound in and noting that they are 'to be sewed in one volume'. Rights of Man, London: printed for J.S. Jordan, No. 166. fleet-street, 1791. In this 'third edition' Paine is described on the titlepage as "Author of the works intitled "Common Sense" and "A letter to the Abbe Raynal";. With half-title. [Bound with] Rights of Man Part the Second, London : Printed for J.S. Jordan, No. 166, Fleet-Street, 1792. Fourth Edition. With half-title.; [Bound with] Paine, Thomas. Two Letters to Lord Onslow,…

Thomas Paine's 'The Rights of Man' is a foundational work advocating for universal human rights and a robust critique of aristocracy and monarchy, published in response to the French Revolution.