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London ; New York : Studio Publications, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 64 pages : frontispiece (map) illustrations ; 25 x 19 cm. Notes; Map on lining-papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64). Contents; Once upon a time -- Progression -- Picture writing -- The song of Hiawatha -- The secret writing -- The Rosetta Stone -- The Rebus -- Child's progress -- The ancient signary -- The Phoenician alphabet -- Aramean variations -- Brickyard libraries -- The Greek alphabets -- The Latin alphabet -- Introduction of the Roman alphabet into Europe. Subjects; Alphabet History. Writing History. Written communication. History Alphabetical Letters Writing Script Pictorial Characters.
The ABC of our Alphabet by Tommy Thompson - 1942
by Tommy Thompson
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The ABC of our Alphabet
by Tommy Thompson
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
First edition, has no ISBN. Tells how writing developed, from early pictographs, through later stages. Hardback which had NO JACKET, 64 pages with a bibliography and illustrations, including maps of the ancient world. Former library copy, fraying along spine and edges, light soiling to boards with corners bumped.
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- Illustrator Illustrated by the author
- Format/Binding Hard bound
- Book Condition Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition No jacket
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition Believed to be first
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher The Studio publications
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1942
- Pages 64
- Size 10 x 7.5 inches
- Keywords Language, writing, alphabet, non fiction, collectible
- Size 10 x 7.5 inches
We have 2 copies available starting at CA$57.92.
The ABC of our alphabet / Tommy Thompson
by Thompson, Tommy
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Galway, Ireland
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The ABC of Our Alphabet | A Primer of the Lineal History of Our Present - Day Letters
by Tommy Thompson
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
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first published 1942, this copy is a 1945 reprint, hardback in jacket, 7.5 x 10.5 inches approx, 64 pages, black and red printing (please see image) | book is sound, clean, free of name, notes etc, shows light general wear; jacket is tired, discoloured, loose, with significant wear and tear along edges and folds | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days
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CA$70.55