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    By John Arden
    London   Methuen and Co Ltd [in association with The Mermaid Theatre]
    7.5" by 5" xiv, [2], 104, [3]pp
    A very scarce limited 'Mermaid' edition of this play centring on the Magna Carta, written by John Arden.
    By John Arden

    1965 Left-Handed Liberty: A Play About Magna Carta

    London   Methuen and Co Ltd [in association with The Mermaid Theatre]
    7.5" by 5" xiv, [2], 104, [3]pp
    A very scarce limited 'Mermaid' edition of this play centring on the Magna Carta, written by John Arden.
    £118.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 974Y23
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    Description

    Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    A very scarce copy of the first Mermaid edition, limited to 1,000 copies. This is copy number 74. 

    With the original unclipped dust wrapper (unpriced).

    This play, written to mark the 750th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, dwells on the failure of the document to achieve liberty. It was commissioned by the Corporation of the City of London and staged at Bernard Miles' Mermaid Theatre from 7-12 June 1965 in front of invited audiences including the Queen, dignitaries and schoolchildren before being opened to public performances from 14 June 1965. 

    From John Arden, deemed one of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper (unpriced). Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is smart, with scattered spots and handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages.

    Fine

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