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Alpha Beta: How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World
por Man, John
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 047141574X
- ISBN 13
- 9780471415749
- Livreiro
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York, New York, U. S. A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition (First Thus) With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Includes Index. The Book Is Bound In Orange Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Rules On The Spine. Minor Wear.
Sinopse
Praise for Alpha Beta"This book comes at the perfect moment as we rediscover the importance in early reading of cracking the alphabetic code. The story of how that code came into being is a fascinating one, and Man is the ideal writer to tell it." Times Educational Supplement"A richly absorbing exploration, from B.C. to PCs, of the evolution of the most fundamental characters of our cultural history, the alphabet we so much take for granted. John Man writes with a compellingly restless curiosity and immediacy. The ever surprising, exotically detailed narrative in his informative book makes it as undryly enjoyable as a successful archaelogical dig of one of Alan Moorehead s colorful histories of African exploration." David Grambs, author of The Describer s Dictionary and The Endangered English Dictionary"Text that is crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell.... A fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way." New Scientist"Letter perfect the best histories and mysteries of our ABC s!" Jeff McQuain, author of Never Enough Words and Power Language
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 041866
- Título
- Alpha Beta: How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World
- Autor
- Man, John
- Formato/Encadernação
- Soft cover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Thus 1st Printing
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 047141574X
- ISBN 13
- 9780471415749
- Editorial
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Local de publicação
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Data de publicação
- 2001
- Páginas
- 312
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palavras-chave
- Alphabet - History. Alphabet, English
Termos da venda
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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Sobre o Vendedor
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Membro de Biblio desde 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
Sobre Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
