RARE book by William Lambert Moran (1921-2000), the translator and editor of the acclaimed critical edition of "The Amarna Letters" published by the John Hopkins University Press in 2000. This monograph on the dialect of Byblos is an authorized facsimile of the original book, and was produced in 1970 by microfilm-xerography by University Microfilms, A Xerox Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. The author was Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities (Emeritus) in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. 230x160. [VII], 191 pages. Softcover. Cover worn/wrinkled. Cover edges and spine yellowing. Cover corners and edges bumped/wrinkled. Front cover stained. Title sticker on front cover and spine. Spine slightly wrinkled. Spine upper edge slightly torn. Spine edges slightly bumped. Several first pages upepr corner wrinkled. Few last pages slightly wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book on the language of Amarna Tablets by the leading authority in the field is otherwise in good condition.