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(Three Volume Set) A History of Egypt by W. M. Flinders Petrie, published in 1991 by Histories & Mysteries of Man Ltd., London. An extensive illustrated history of ancient Egypt by pioneering archaeologist and Egyptologist Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, bringing together his studies of Egyptian civilization from the earliest kings through the XXXth Dynasty. Part One, From the Earliest Kings to the XVIth Dynasty, traces the formative dynasties, early kingship, monuments, burials, and material culture; Part Two, During the XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties, encompasses the expulsion of the Hyksos and the extraordinary age of Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamun; while Part Three, From the XIXth to the XXXth Dynasties, carries the history through Ramesside Egypt and the later dynasties. Profusely illustrated throughout with monuments, inscriptions, plans, artifacts, and archaeological material, the set preserves Petrie’s influential attempt to reconstruct Egyptian chronology and history directly from the physical evidence he spent decades excavating and studying. Three oversized cream hardcovers with gilt decoration and lettering, showing light shelfwear, rubbing, and surface soiling; internally attractive.
