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Cambridge: At the University Press, 1925. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Large octavo, original maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt with Cambridge device at foot; top edge not gilt. A substantial and well-illustrated reference work on Egyptian burial practices, mummification, tomb equipment, and funerary texts by the noted Egyptologist and longtime Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. The revised 1925 edition significantly expands the earlier 1893 work and incorporates additional archaeological material and plates. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, hieroglyphic transcriptions, and line drawings, including reproductions of monuments, inscriptions, and artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone and royal cartouches. Condition: A sound, presentable copy. Binding clean and firm with moderate rubbing at extremities and slight bumping to corners; spine ends lightly worn. Cloth shows some surface impressions and mild handling marks