The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind, Volume 1 and 2
by Diringer, David and Reinhold Regensburger
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and blo
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Pages are otherwise clean and clear.). Two volumes bound in tan cloth, red title block with gilt lettering on spine. Volume 1 is xix, 473 pp. Volume 2 has a bw illustrated frontispiece; 452 pp of bw illustrations. Two volume set. Volume 1 is divided in two parts: Non-Alphabetic Systems of Writing and Alphabetic Scripts. Volume 1 also includes an index to both volumes. Volume 2 is 452 pp of illustrations numbered to correspond exactly with the chapter headings in the text volume, and the illustrations are numbered serially within sections.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 185586
- Title
- The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind, Volume 1 and 2
- Author
- Diringer, David and Reinhold Regensburger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and blo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- European History ; Alphabet; History of Writing ; ;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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