Reading the Past : Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet
Language: English
Published by British Museum Pubns Ltd, 1998
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO., SANTA MONICA, CA, U.S.A.JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO.
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Reprint (1998.) 8vo paperback with 384 pages. The book is in very good condition very slight shelf wear. Interior clean and tight, No markings. No online access or CD-ROM or digital access codes if applicable! "I was lost in time, reading about the people who figured out how to translate ancient scripts into modern language. Eminently readable, written for the novice, but full of incentive to learn more.This is the history of the western world, one letter-sound at a time." Pale yellow spine/Blue text. Size: 8vo.
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- Title
- Reading the Past : Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet
- Author
- J. T. Hooker
- Publisher
- British Museum Pubns Ltd
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Book Type
- Language Study & Reference
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0714180777
- ISBN 13
- 9780714180779
- Edition
- Reprint.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO.
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