The Alphabet: A Key To The History Of Mankind
by David Diringer
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1948 hardcover as pictured. The second and revised edition of an early attempt to outline the development of writing from the earliest civilizations to the present. This is a scholarly, extensively referenced volume with detailed index and many illustrations. Binding intact. Red cloth boards with gold stamping show only light shelf wear. Endpapers and text are lightly tanned but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with many small tears and chips. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2835
- Title
- The Alphabet
- Author
- David Diringer
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 608
- Size
- 6x9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- rchaeology, Language, Writing, Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Alphabet, Kanji
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology; Language; Writing;
Terms of Sale
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