The Ruling Passion: An Occasional Poem. Written

by the Appointment of the Society of the Phi Beta Kappa, and Spoken,

$100 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. 30 pp., lacking pp. 31-32, containing notes. 1 vols. 8vo. Sewn; some browning and faint spotting, very good. Wegelin 302; Evans 32634. Item #237657 Thomas Paine, a leading American poet of his day, changed his name to Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to avoid association with the author of COMMON SENSE.

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