Description: Easton Press leather edition of Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man," a COLLECTOR'S edition, Introduced by Howard Fast, Illustrated by Lynd Ward, Frontispiece Portrait of Paine by Hodges Soileau, one of the 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN series, published in 1979. Bound in navy blue leather, the book has camel tan French moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, a satin book marker, hubbed spine, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition. Thomas Paine, who lived from 1737-1809, was born in England, the son of a corset maker to whose trade he was apprenticed. His unsettled life to 1774 included residences in various towns, two brief unhappy marriages and such occupations as schoolteacher, tobacconist, grocer, and exciseman. While lobbying for the excisemen, he met BENJAMIN FRANKIN who was impressed by Paine's learning and interests and helped him to start anew in America. Arriving at Philadelphia, Paine contributed to the PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE and achieved fame with the publication of "Common Sense" and 16 pamphlets in support of the Revolutionary War. He was rewarded by an appointment as secretary of the congressional committee on foreign affairs. "The Rights of Man" declares that the goal of the state is freedom, and asserts the principles of majority rule, and asserts that happiness is the natural right of all men. Paine's writings shook the world. Paine was largely a self-educated man, driven to inform himself. His hunger for knowledge was never satisfied; he read constantly. Highly conscious of his battle to know, Paine said, "I seldom passed five minutes of my life however circumstanced, in which I did not acquire some knowledge." Paine possessed an enormous knowledge of history, ethics, science, and religion. Though born and raised in England, he spent much of his life in France and America. Paine died in a lodging house in New York City, forgotten by so many he had once inspired. 269 Folio-sized pages, including an Appendix and Notes by the Author. I offer combined shipping.
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Binding: Leather
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Publisher: Easton Press 100 Greatest
Subject: Philosophy
Year Printed: 1979
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Lynd Ward
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition
Author: Thomas Paine
Region: U.S.
Personalized: No
Topic: Rights of Man
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
