volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a
pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very
best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.'--_Birmingham
Gazette._

#H. C. Beeching.# A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. BEECHING,
M.A., and Illustrated by WALTER CRANE. _Crown 8vo, gilt top._ _5s._

A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from
the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the
large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which
are here printed for the first time.

'An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence,
has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.'--_Guardian._

#History#

#Gibbon.# THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON.
A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. BURY,
M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._ _Demy 8vo._
_Gilt top._ _8s. 6d. each._ _Also crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
_Vols. I., II., and III._

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work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His
learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued
in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably
printed.'--_Times._

'The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing
nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to
date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome
addition to many libraries.'--_Scotsman._

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praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean
Milman's as the standard edition of our great historical
classic.'--_Glasgow Herald._

'The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.'--_Sketch._

'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best
edition the nineteenth century could produce.'--_Manchester Guardian._

#Flinders 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._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s. each._

Vol. I. PREHISTORIC TIMES TO XV