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Messrs. Methuen's Catalogue

each. Vols. I., II., III., IV., V., and VI.

• The time has certainly arrived for a new

edition of Gibbon's great work. . . . Pro- fessor Bury is the right man to under- take this task. His learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued in a handy lorm, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably printed.' — Times.


 * The standard edition of our great historical

classic' — Glasgow Herald. ' At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon. . . . The best edition the nineteenth century could produce.' — Manchester Guardian.

Hinders Petrie. A HISTORY OF

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. Fourth Edition.

Vol. II. The XVIIth and

XVIllTH Dynasties. W. M.

F. Petrie. Third Edition.

Vol. IV. The Egypt of the

Ptolemies. J. P. Mahaffy. Vol. V. Roman Egypt. J. G. Milne. ' 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 Zvo. 2j. 6d. ' The lectures will afford a fund of valuable information for students of ancient ethics.' — Manchester Guardian.

Flinders Petrie. SYRIA AND

EGYPT, FROM THE TELL EL

AMARNA TABLETS. By W. M.

Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D.

Crown 8vo. zs. 6d.

' A marvellous record. The addition made

to our knowledge is nothing short of

amazing.' — Times.

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN TALES.

Edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie.

Illustrated by Tristram Ellis. In

Two Volumes. Cr. 8vo. y. 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. 3J. 6d, ' In these lectures he displays rare skill in elucidating the development of decora- tive art in Egypt.' — Times.

C. W. Oman. A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. Vol. li. : The Middle Ages, from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century. By C. W. Oman, M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Oxford. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 21s. ' The book is based throughout upon a thorough study of the original sources, and will be an indispensable aid to all students of mediseval history.' — Athe- nceuni. ' The whole art of war in its historic evolu- tion has never been treated on such an ample and comprehensive scale, and we question if any recent contribution to the exact history of the world has pos- sessed more enduring value.' — Daily Chronicle.

S. Baring Gould. THE TRAGEDY OF THE C^SARS. With nume- rous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. Baring Gould. Fourth Edition. Royal 8vo. 15J. 'A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made of the existing portraits of the Caesars and the admirable critical subtlety be has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is brilliantly v/ritten, and the illustrations are sup- plied on a scale of profuse magnificence.' — Daily Chronicle.

F. W. Maitland. CANON LAW IN

ENGLAND. By F. W. Maitland,

LL.D., Downing Professor of the

Laws of England in the University

of Cambridge. Royal 8vo. 75. 6<f.

' Professor Maitland has put students of

English law under a fresh debt. These

essays are l.indmarks in the study of the

history of Canon Law.' — Times.