History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 1

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Nile and Egypt, The Gods of Egypt, and The Legendary History of Egypt. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist... Among his best-known publications are the large Histoire ancienne des peuples de l'Orient classique (3 vols., Paris, 1895-1897, t...