Gaur (Albertine) - A History of Writing.

A History of Writing, by Albertine Gaur. Second edition, revised, 4to, 236p, London : British Library 1992.

115 illustrations within the text; black cloth, spine gilt, pictorial dust-jacket. A fine copy.

This encyclopaedic reference work traces chronologically and geographically all the major scripts which have contributed toward the development of writing. A visual glossary of scripts is included in this revised edition.