About this title: The letters of the alphabet have been the object of speculation since their invention almost 4000 years ago. The symbols represent sounds, yet they exist in their own right, often invested with quasi-magical power. This book examines the many imaginative, often idiosyncratic ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in ...
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Description: Fair. 0500016089 Ex-library book with stickers and stampings. Overall nice condition book with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Bottom edge corner stained and warped. Heavily soiled edges. Pencil erased on last blank page. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Description: Good. 0500016089 Water stain on back flyleaf and last index page. Dustcover protected by clear plastic. Binding is tight & square. Contents are crisp, clean, complete and undamaged. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780500280683ISBN:0500280681
Description: Very Good. 0500280681 Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. The letters of the alphabet have been ^he object of speculation since their 9 invention almost four thousand years ago; the symbols represent sounds, yet they exist in their own right, often invested with quasi-magical power. This fascinating compendium examines the many imaginative ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in political, spiritual and religious systems over two millennia. Johanna ... read more
Binding: Hardcover with DJ
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd., London, 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Fine in near fine DJ, very light shelf wear. 7 ¾ x 10 ½ inches, with 320 unmarked pages including index. 339 illustrations in two colors. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Good in Good jacket. Very clean hardcover copy with dust jacket (in good condition. ) Inside is free of any markings or highlighting. For quick delivery, please consider Expedited shipping-standard delivery ranges from 4-19 business days. Thank you! read more
Edition: 1st Thus Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Grey illustrated cover has faint shelf wear. Interior clean and bright, binding solid and square. NO creases. Glued binding. 26 cm. 320 pages. Includes photographs, illustrations, maps, diagrams, index. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover, Condition is Near Fine/In Near Fine DJ, Mild Wear to book and DJ. Gift Quality. Book pages clean. No markings in book. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is bright and clean. Came from the estate sale of a smoker. Remainder Mark. From Library Journal Long regarded as a divine gift, the alphabet has been seen not just as a collection of arbitrary signs but as the direct visual embodiment of meaning. Pythagoreans, Kabbalists, neo ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First Edition. F/F. Hardcover, gray cloth with gilt titles, DJ, 320 pp, 339 illustrations, tall octavo, very faint edgewear, otherwise a beautiful, clean and crisp copy. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1999-03
ISBN-13:9780500280683ISBN:0500280681
Description: Very Good. Oversize. Very good paperback copy. Text is unmarked and clean. Spine is uncreased, binding is tight, sturdy, and square. International shipping may cost. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, NY
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: NF. 0-500-01608-9. Examines the many ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in many key systems over two millennia. The book also presents the more general history of lettering, printing and calligraphy, providing an informative guide for art and cultural historians.; 339 illustrations; 4to 11"-13" tall; 320 pages. read more
Description: 1999. Thames and Hudson. First Paperback Edition. Book-VG, minimal wear to corners. 10.25x7.5. 320pp. Line illustrations. Photographs. Script examples. read more
Edition: First Ediition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Gray cloth w/gold-stamped titles on spine, decorative fish motif on front cvr., book body clean & tight. appears unread. dj decorative alpah symbols gray on gray w/some red and blue. no chips, cuts or tears. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson 1999. NEW
ISBN-13:9780500280683ISBN:0500280681
Description: Quarto paperback. 193mm x 262mm, 984g. The alphabet is at once familiar and mysterious. Its letters have been the object of speculation since their invention almost four thousand years ago; the symbols represent sounds, yet they exist in their own right, often invested with quasi-magical power. Johanna Drucker, who teaches art history at Yale University, examines the imaginative and idiosyncratic ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in political, spiritual, or ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, London
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780500016084ISBN:0500016089
Description: A fine copy in a fine dust-jacket. The Letters in History and imagination. Very minor edgewear, still a fine and desirable copy. With 339 illustrations. read more
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