THREE VOLUMES BOUND TOGETHER of the monumental three volume monograph dealing with decipherment of the Anatolian hieroglyphs by Ignace Jay Gelb (1907-1985), a Polish-American ancient historian and Assyriologist who pioneered the scientific study of writing systems and Hettology in particular. 245x175mm. [XXI+87] + [XX+36] + [XIX+75] pages. Blue cloth rebound Hardcover. Gilt spine. Cover and spine slightly stained and rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Spine faded. Stamp on first whitepage. Second and rear whitepages slightly stained. Pages slightly yellowing. [VOL.I]: Pages XI/XII and XIII/XIV upper edge slightly torn - NO damage to text. Contents page bottom part detached from binding. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare monumental study by the first scientific practitioner of the study of scripts is in good condition.