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London: R Carlile , 1819. Disbound. Good Only. 8" by 5". None . A scarce later edition of this treatise on Virginia's claim to Western territory by Thomas Paine. Looking into the rights of claim of both Virginia and the United States to the western territory by Thomas Paine, with some outlines of a plan for laying out a new State, to be applied as a fund, for carrying on the war, or redeeming national debt. Originally written in 1780. Thomas Paine was an English born American Founding Father, political activist and theorist, philosopher. Among his many important works are highly influential pamphlets 'Common Sense' (1776) and 'The American Crisis' (1776-1783), at the start of the American Revolution, and he played an important part on inspiring the Patriots to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776.  Unbound. Binding tender and split to p. 26 and 29, p. 27-8 loose but present. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good Only

London: Printed by W.T. Sherwin, 1817.. 35pp., including one in-text illustration. Printed on blue-tinted paper. Modern plain blue wrappers, stitched. Light scattered foxing. Near fine. First British edition of Paine's controversial pamphlet, published nearly two decades after the first American edition of 1780. "When Virginia claimed the territory now known as West Virginia for herself, Paine immediately wrote and published [PUBLIC GOOD], in which he argues that the territory, having been won through the joint effort of the thirteen states, should benefit all. Naturally, this did not endear him to Virginia, and later, when the legislature of that state was asked to recompense Paine for his wartime activities, it refused to do so" - Gimbel. Paine argued that the unsettled west should be "a national fund for the benefit of all," and insisted that his views were not influenced by the fact that he owned 300 shares in the Indiana Company, which stood to profit if Virginia's claims were disallowed.… Read More

Albany:: Printed by Charles R & George Webster,, [1792].. The first edition appeared in 1780.. disbound.. Old rusty paper-clip mark and dust-soiling to the title page; one corner chipped; some inoffensive very light foxing. . Small 8vo,.

1780. [PAINE, Thomas]. Public Good, Being An Examination into the Claims of Virginia to the Vacant Western Territory, and of the Right of the United States to the Same. To which is added, Proposals for Laying off A New State, to Be Applied as a Fund for Carrying on the War, Or Redeeming the National Debt. By the author of Common Sense. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1780. 38pp., including in-text diagrams. Modern boards, paper spine label. Light foxing to titlepage, leaf 35/36 professionally conserved, last leaf supplied in expert facsimile, else good. GIMBEL 31. STREETER SALE 1301. EVANS 16920. HOWES P30, "aa." SABIN 58237. ANB 16, pp.925-28. REESE, REVOLUTIONARY HUNDRED 66. One of the rarest and least known, yet most interesting and significant, works in Thomas Paine's oeuvre. In the colonial era it was not unusual for colonies to claim all the lands to their west as part of their territory - in fact this right was written into many colonial charters. "When Virginia claimed the territory now… Read More