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PETRIE, FLINDERS

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PETRIE, FLINDERS
(1853 - 1942) English Egyptologist who studied the ancient remains of Stonehenge, the pyramids at Giza, and excavated Tanis, founder of the British School of Archaeology. rare A.Ms.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], 1931, five lines of poetry concluding: "…The end I see not and know not the way, But take my marching orders day to day…" Paperclip stain at top, clear of text. Sold with a four-page brochure describing Petrie's discovery of Ajjul, home of the Shepard Kings in South Palestine.