Wilhelm Dorow — Die Assyrische Keilschrift

Wiesbaden, Ludwig Schellenberg, 1820. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce monograph on Assyrian cuneiform, the first edition of this work in the original German, by Wilhelm Dorow. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original German.Illustrated with a folding plate, and two plates. Collated, complete, despite errors in pagination.An important work on Assyrian cuneiform, their logo-syllabic writing system, looking at existing examples found in Nineveh and Babylon. The engravings in this volume are after three cylinders, one of them Lichtenstein's Tentamen, the other two not previously published. By Wilhelm Dorow, a German archaeologist, historian, and diplomat. In the original paper wraps. Externally, worn, with edge wear, resulting in small chips and closed tears, and loss. Loss heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Wraps are age-toned, with handling marks. Small tidemark to the head of the front wrap. Internally, binding is strained, pages 59-62 are detached but present. Pages are age-toned and generally clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .