Full name: ABC Et Cetera: The Life & Times of the Roman Alphabet

Authors: Alexander Humez, Nicholas D. Humez Year: 1985 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781567921007 9780879235871 1567921000 087923587X

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