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A HISTORY OF | Flinders
EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES
TO THE PRESENT DAY. Edited by
W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D. C. L.,
LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at
University College. Fully Illustrated.
In Six Volumes. Cr. 8vo. 6s, each.
VOL. I. PREHISTORIC TIMES TO
XVITH DYNASTY. W. M. F.
Petrie.
VOL. II. THE XVIITH AND
XVIIITH DYNASTIES. W. M.
F. Petrie. Third Edition.
VOL. IV. THE EGYPT OF THE
PTOLEMIES. J. P. Mahaffy.

Fourth Edition.

VOL. V. ROMAN EGYPT. J. G.
Milne.

VOL. VI. EGYPT IN THE
MIDDLE AGES. STANLEY
LANE-POOLE.

'A history written in the spirit of scientific
precision so worthily represented by Dr.
Petrie and his school cannot but pro-
mote sound and accurate study, and
supply a vacant place in the English
literature of Egyptology.'-Times.
Flinders Petrie. RELIGION AND
CONSCIENCE IN ANCIENT
EGYPT. By W. M. FLINDERS
PETRIE, D. C. L., LL.D. Fully Illus-
trated. Crown 8vo.
2s. 6d.

'The lectures will afford a fund of valuable information for students of ancient ethics.'-Manchester Guardian.

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN TALES.
Edited by W. M. FLINDERS Petrie.
Illustrated by TRISTRAM ELLIS. In
Two Volumes. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d. each.
'Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine
and Egypt.'-Daily News.

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN DECO-
RATIVE ART. By W. M. FLIN-
DERS PETRIE. With 120 Illustrations.
Cr. 8vo.
35. 6d.

'In these lectures he displays rare skill in
elucidating the development of decora-
tive art in Egypt.'-Times.

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VOL. 1. 1250-1409.-Guelphs and
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VOL. II. 1409-1530.-The Age of
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F. H. Skrine and E. D. Ross.
HEART OF ASIA. By F. H.
SKRINE and E. D. Ross. With
Maps and many Illustrations by
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IOS. 6d. net.

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A complete account of this important province by the highest living authority on the subject.

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