Skip to content

(561) 508-3479

mail@raptisrarebooks.com
youtube [#168] Created with Sketch.
RR logo
Advanced Search
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.

PAINE, Thomas.

The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.

“These are the times that try men's souls": First complete edition of the collected writings of Thomas Paine; including Common Sense, The Crisis, and Rights of Man

Philadelphia: Printed by James Carey, 1797.

$7,500.00
Out of Stock Item Number: RRB-149209
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
Ask a Question Shipping & Guarantee
First complete edition of the collected writings of Thomas Paine, including Common Sense, The Crisis, and Rights of Man. Octavo, two volumes bound in full contemporary mottled tree calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, all edges speckled blue. Half-title in each volume, advertisements, sectional title-pages. Includes Common Sense; 16 installments of The Crisis (previous to this edition, only 11 of these had been published); Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal; Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money; Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse; Rights of Man Parts I and II, and others. Three issues of this collected edition were published: one with The Age of Reason at the end of the second volume, with separate pagination; another with Watson's Apology for the Bible bound as a replacement for The Age of Reason; and as seen in this copy, without either. ESTC W20948; Sabin 58245; Evans 32633; Howes P-33; Gimbel CS-83; Weems/Ford 243. In very good condition with light wear along extremities and joints, repair in top edge of rear board on second volume. Bookplate of Mann S. Valentine to the front pastedown of each volume, contemporary ownership signature on each title-page. Rare.
$7,500.00
Out of Stock

Other Books by this Author

Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

$4,800.00
The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.

The Works of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the Congress of the United States, in the Late War.

$7,500.00
Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

$2,500.00
The Life and Works of Thomas Paine.

The Life and Works of Thomas Paine.

$5,500.00
Letter From Thomas Paine to George Washington, President of the United States of America.

Letter From Thomas Paine to George Washington, President of the United States of America.

$6,500.00
Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution.

$1,600.00
Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects, Viz.

Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects, Viz.

$2,500.00
The Age of Reason. Part the Second. Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology.

The Age of Reason. Part the Second. Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology.

$5,500.00
A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbes Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up.

A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbes Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up.

$3,500.00
Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, Part I; Rights of Man Part the Second. Concerning Principle and Practice; Letter Addressed to the Addressers, on the Late Proclamation; Dissertations on First Principles of Government; Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America; A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North America; Miscellaneous Articles of Thomas Paine.

Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, Part I; Rights of Man Part the Second. Concerning Principle and Practice; Letter Addressed to the Addressers, on the Late Proclamation; Dissertations on First Principles of Government; Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America; A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North America; Miscellaneous Articles of Thomas Paine.

$4,500.00
Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution [and] Rights of Man: Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice.

Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution [and] Rights of Man: Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice.

$2,500.00
Letter Addressed to the Addressers, on the Late Proclamation.

Letter Addressed to the Addressers, on the Late Proclamation.

$6,500.00
The American Crisis, and a Letter to Sir Guy Carleton, on the Murder of Captain Huddy, and the Intended Retaliation on Captain Asgill, of the Guards.

The American Crisis, and a Letter to Sir Guy Carleton, on the Murder of Captain Huddy, and the Intended Retaliation on Captain Asgill, of the Guards.

$12,500.00
Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution and Part the Second Combining Principle and Practice.

Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution and Part the Second Combining Principle and Practice.

$3,500.00
Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money.

Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money.

$8,200.00
Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money.

Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money.

$25,000.00
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Congress of the United States of America, in the Late War [Including: Common Sense, The Crisis, Rights of Man].

The Writings of Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Congress of the United States of America, in the Late War [Including: Common Sense, The Crisis, Rights of Man].

$7,500.00
Large Additions to Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

Large Additions to Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

$50,000.00
Life and Writings of Thomas Paine.

Life and Writings of Thomas Paine.

$11,000.00
Paine’s Works: The Rights of Man Parts I & II, Common Sense, and Letters Addressed to the Addressers of the Late Proclamation.

Paine’s Works: The Rights of Man Parts I & II, Common Sense, and Letters Addressed to the Addressers of the Late Proclamation.

$2,800.00
Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, Plain Truth, Rights of Man Parts I & II, and An Answer to Pain’s Rights of Man.

Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, Plain Truth, Rights of Man Parts I & II, and An Answer to Pain’s Rights of Man.

$60,000.00
Droits de L’Homme; En Reponse a L’Attaque de M. Burke Sur La Revolution Francois. [Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attach on the French Revolution].

Droits de L’Homme; En Reponse a L’Attaque de M. Burke Sur La Revolution Francois. [Rights of Man: Part the First Being An Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attach on the French Revolution].

$3,000.00
Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.

$4,800.00
The American Crisis, by the Author of Common Sense.

The American Crisis, by the Author of Common Sense.

$75,000.00

Sign up to our Newsletter

Be the first to know about new arrivals and our latest catalogues.