FIRST EDITION of studies of the Sinai peninsula by the "Father of Egyptian Archaeology" - William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942). Contains 186 b&w plates and 4 maps (one fold-out). 255x188mm. XXIII+280 pages. Rebound brown Hardcover with parts of original cover and spine pasted on front and spine. Several tiny scratch-marks on cover. Ex Libris on front inner cover bottom corner (Rev.S.H.Semple). Whitepage taped. Few age-stains on white backs of pages. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first edition of groundbreaking archaeological study by one of the greatest archaeologists and Egyptologists