A is for Ox: A Short History of the Alphabet by Lyn Davies [COLLECTORS EDITION HARDCOVER] 2006 • The Folio Society amityville torn edges on first two

torn edges on first two pages

does not appear to be from the author  however can not verify

A man takes the law into his own hands when his daughter is raped and murdered and the killer is freed by the judge in a taut courtroom drama that questions the nature of justice

Sixth impression from 1978 of this 1954 edition

a foolproof method of persuasion and coercion—cannot break down the circle of protection that has suddenly been thrown up around the real murderer

A is for Ox: A Short History of the Alphabet by Lyn Davies [COLLECTORS EDITION HARDCOVER] 2006 • The Folio Society amityville torn edges on first twoA is for Ox A Short History of the Alphabet by Lyn Davies COLLECTOR'S EDITION [2006] THE FOLIO SOCIETY Beautiful clothbound hardcover with slipcase; both like new! About 6,000 years ago in ancient Sumeria, farmers, traders and ordinary people living in cities along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, began potentially the greatest revolution in human history. They started to write. At first they simply made little counters more like receipts or