RIGHTS OF MAN
by Paine, Thomas (text); Fast, Howard (introduction); Ward, Lynd (illustrations)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1989. Limited Edition. Quarto (29.25cm); full navy blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt. Fine and unread, still sealed in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. With an introduction by Howard Fast, and illustrations by Lynd Ward. Part of the publisher's "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series.
Synopsis
Rights of Man (1791), by Thomas Paine, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard its people, their natural rights, and their national interests. It defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4723
- Title
- RIGHTS OF MAN
- Author
- Paine, Thomas (text); Fast, Howard (introduction); Ward, Lynd (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1989
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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