>I was wondering if anyone knew where an affordable copy of
>Daniels' "The World's Writing Systems" can be had. Maybe
>some of you have some secret sources. By "affordable" I mean a
>lot less than the $170 US it is listed for at the Oxford Press site.

It is worth every penny. There are more expensive copies on ABE
bookfinders. You could try Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
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