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PAINE, Thomas. The Rights of Man: Being an Answer

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London: Printed for H.D. Symonds, 1792. 2 parts in 1. [Bound with:] The Genuine Trial of Thomas Paine, for a Libel contained in the second part of Rights of Man. London: Printed for J. S. Jordon, 1792. 12mo and 8vo (197 x 110 mm). Contemporary calf over marbled boards. Condition: upper cover detached, spine cracked with minor losses, boards rubbed, small old sticker to upper board. early edition of paine's rights of man which defended the french revolution and led to his libel trial. The included volume refers to the libel trial in which Paine was prosecuted in London for statements in the second part of Rights of Man. Paine became a hero in France as a result. A defender of their revolution in this time and these titles were some of the most widely read books on democracy, politics, and the French Revolution. Sabin 96910.

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