A translation of: Thomas Paine's The American crisis, numbers I-III, first published together [Philadelphia, 1777?]

The American crisis, not to be confused with the serial The Crisis, printed from 1775-1776, was published in XIII numbers plus a supernumerary issue entitled The crisis extraordinary, of which only those numbered as II, III, IV, V, and The crisis extraordinary were first printed in America as separate pamphlets; the rest were given directly to newspapers

"La crise américaine. No. Ier": p. [1]-20 p., has separate caption title; first printed with caption title only in Philadelphia by Styner and Cist, 1776

"No. 2. A Lord Howe": p. 21-57, has separate caption title, and is dated on p. 21: A Philadelphia, le 13 janvier 1777; first printed Philadelphia by Styner and Cist, 1777

"No. 3": p. 58-124, has separate caption title and is dated on p. 124: A Philadelphia, le 19 avril 1777, et l'an 1er de l'Union; first printed Philadelphia by Styner and Cist, 1777

Signatures: pi² A-G⁸ H⁶

Bookseller's advertisements: p. [2], 1st count

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Adams, T.R. Thomas Paine

Martin & Walter. Révolution française

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary blue wrappers

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