Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. <br/><br/>
Before writing / 
by Denise Schmandt-Besserat ; foreword by William W. Hallo. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Austin :  University of Texas Press,  1992. 
 - 2 v. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>v. 1. From counting to cuneiform -- v. 2. A catalog of Near Eastern tokens. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0292707835 (v. 1 : alk. paper) 0292707843 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tokens--Middle East.<br/>Writing--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Antiquities.