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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. A near fine unmarked copy in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. viii, 239 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. Summary:"The text represents some ten years of work on the writing of the Harappan or Indus Civilization. It began out of frustration with the inability to more than record the seal-tablets and graffiti emanating from excavations at the Harappan site of Allahdino near Karachi. The fact has been that of all of the primary civilizations of the Old World only that of India has not been deciphered. Without the knowledge of the writing, archaeologists are terribly handicapped in identifying that civilization's place, not only in terms of subcontinental history, but in the larger history of civilization itself." "Over the years the research has led up many blind alleys adding only frustration on the one side, but also evoking a very real admiration for the similar efforts of others who were and are working on the same problem. The problems of historical linguistics or philology have been slow to solve but those solutions are essential to any decipherment." "The Harappan script is now well on its way to a final decipherment because of these efforts, as this book demonstrates. One can at last, move ahead in the understanding of the significant culture of India's remote past."--BOOK JACKET.

1992, viii 240pp, cloth binding with dust jacket, in near fine condition. Pictures on request.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A first edition, first impression - published in India. The Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is bright, unfaded, and complete. It is unclipped. It shows light wear to the upper edges. Looks sharp. The Book : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The pages and closed page edges are bright. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. There are no markings or annotations in the text. A nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.