The Decipherment of Linear B
Chadwick, John
ISBN 10: 0521045991 ISBN 13: 9780521045995
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1970
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Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Library stamp of a previous owner. Seller Inventory # 2607130086
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1970. 164 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Orange pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Dust jacket attached to boards and protected by plastic wrapper.
Book Description: Fascinating details of the religious and economic history of an ancient pre-Hellenic civilization are revealed in this celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B from Mycenaean Greek in the 1950s.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Decipherment of Linear B
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd.