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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 7.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing. Orange cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. . Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0521371570. Size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxv, 280
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Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet Hardcover - 1991
by Barry B. Powell
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- Title Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
- Author Barry B. Powell
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 306
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Date 1991
- ISBN 9780521371575 / 0521371570
- Weight 1.39 lbs (0.63 kg)
- Dimensions 8.98 x 5.98 x 1.14 in (22.81 x 15.19 x 2.90 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Greek language - Alphabet, Homer - Language
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89022186
- Dewey Decimal Code 883.01
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Cambridge University Press. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0521371570 . Staining to textblock and paper has become stuck to bottom of front board. DJ has scuffing and some adhesive remains. Light bumping to corners and edges otherwise VG. ; Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer. ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 306 pages .
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Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0521371570 . Faint foxing to top of textblock else book is fine. ; Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer. ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 306 pages .
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HOMER AND THE ORIGIN OF THE GREEK ALPHABET
by Powell, Barry B.
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Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0521371570 . Some heavy Foxing/dustsoiling to textblock. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to record the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer. ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 306 pages .
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