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Louis B. Wright.
Magna Carta and the Tradition of Liberty.
Published Washington, D.C.: American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, and Supreme Court Historical Society, 1976.
ISBN 0916200124.
Binding: hardback, perfect bound.
Printer: not stated.
Size: 183x258x10mm.
Page count: 63pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has no dustjacket; some mild wear on boards and spine; a slightly defective copy, awkwardly trimmed during manufacture so that the colour separation bars show at the top of some pages; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £4.00
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(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 386g.

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Produced to accompany the bicentennial celebrations of the American Revolution, and adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Traces the story of Magna Carta from its English origins, through its influence on the American constitution, to the display created for it at the Capitol during the Bicentennial celebrations.

Contents: Treasured symbol; The crown & the law; Confrontation at Runnymede; Magna Carta's enduring influence; An enduring symbol.
Appendix: translation of Magna Carta by G. R. C. David, as amended by Ivor Jennings.

Notes: no
Tables: no
Illustrations: throughout, colour and monochrome
Maps & plans: 1
Genealogies: 2
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: half-page
Index: yes

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