EARLY HISTORY OF THE ALPHABETt: An Introduction to West Semitic Epigraphy and Palaeography by Joseph Naveh - 1982

Magnes Press, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket. Stained and slightly chipped dust jacket, otherwise good.

The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Preface and introduction by author list of abbreviations, list of illustrations and index. The text is illustrated with black and white line drawings throughout and the aforementioned 24 pages of black and white photographs. Brown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the rear panel. Photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... This introduction to West Semitic epigraphy and palaeography is the author's personal way of introducing this field of study (development of the alphabet) on the basis of the evidence available to date." Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages Some Chipping of the dustwrapper corners with creasing of the… Read More

Jerusalem: The Magnes Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1982. 1st Edition (Unstated). Hardcover. 9652234362 . B&W photographs and illustrations. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Minor smudges to the top exterior edge of textblock. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. Minor rubbing to the covers. ; Ancient Near East; 211 + plate pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The Hebrew University Magnes Press, 1997-01-09. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magnes Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 2nd Edition revised. Hardcover. 9652234362 . Ancient Near East; 24 plates; 8.7 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 222 pages .