Pasted in the back of the volume is a broadside on bluish grey paper, "First and Second Day. Trial of Mr. R. Carlile, at the Court of King's Bench. For Publishing Paynes' Age of Reaſon," two columns with "Catnach, Printer, 2, Monmouth-court" at the end.
PAINE, Thomas.—The Age of Reason. Part the second. Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology. By Thomas Paine, . . . Printed for the author. M DCC XCV. 8vo, brown levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
First edition of second part.
The Preface is dated October, 1795.
PAINE, Thomas.—Dissertation on First-Principles of Government; By Thomas Paine, . . . Paris, printed at the English press, Rue de Vaugirard, No. 970. Third year of the French Republic. [1795] 8vo, purple levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
First edition.
On pages 33-40 is "Speech of Thomas Paine, As delivered in the Convention, July 7, 1795. wherein he alludes to the preceding Work," the same speech that is appended to "The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance, Philadelphia, 1796," two items below.
PAINE, Thomas.—Dissertation on First Principles of Government. By Thomas Paine, . . . The second edition. London: Printed and Sold by Daniel Isaac Eaton, . . . 1795. 8vo, green levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
PAINE, Thomas.—[First page] The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. By Thomas Paine, . . . Philadelphia, printed by John Page, . . . for Benj. Franklin Bache, . . . 1796. 8vo, brown levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
The half-title is followed by a leaf, A, containing the text of the title, a quotation of one line, and nine lines of the Discourse, which is dated at the end "Paris, 19th Germinal, 4th year of the Republic. April 8, 1796." The text is A1-D5 (verso blank) in fours, pages 1-33. Following is "Speech of Thomas Paine, As delivered in the Convention, July 7, 1795. wherein he alludes to the preceding Work," C1-C4, pages 33-40. This is the same speech as that appended to "Dissertation on First-Principles of Government," Paris, 1795. See page 260.