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The 26 letters

Title
The 26 letters / by Oscar Ogg.
Author
Ogg, Oscar.
Publication
New York : T.Y. Crowell, 1948.

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Additional Authors
  • Nehrbas, George.
  • Cornwall Press, printer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prt
Description
254 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
"Beginning with the earliest man (35, 000-15,000 B. C.), his implements and his culture, this ... book traces through the centuries the development of writing from the earliest cave drawings in northern Spain to the modern linotype."
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
Note
  • "This book has been designed by the author and pruduced under the direction of George Nehrbas. Composition was done by the Van Rees Composition Company, printing by the Cornwall Press, Inc., and binding by the Charles H. Bohn Bindery."--Colophon.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued online.
Contents
Before history -- The Egyptians -- The Phoenicians -- The Greeks -- The Romans -- Small letters -- Caroline and Gothic letters -- The invention of type -- Printing and the alphabet.
LCCN
48009445
OCLC
  • ocm02622265
  • 2622265
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries