The Alphabet and The Ancient Calendar Signs
California: Daily Press, 1969.
Second edition. Approx. 216 [1] pp. Original mustard-yellow printed paper wrappers with red symbolic designs. Moderate rubbing and toning to covers; light edge wear and minor creasing; pages cockled due to moisture/humidity, moderate warping to spine headband and tailband, spine softened but sound; interior clean; illustrations sharp and complete.
Revised and expanded from Moran’s 1953 first edition, this second edition incorporates cross-cultural analysis of Chinese, Hebrew, Greek, Roman, and Mesoamerican writing systems, with extensive diagrams and comparative charts.
A mid-century work of alternative linguistics and archaeo-astronomy, offering strong appeal to collectors of the history of writing, esoteric scholarship, and comparative mythology.
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