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Collection of essays on the theme, including one by archaeologist Flinders Petrie. Contents – 1.Egyptian Conception of Immortality by Sir Flinders Petrie; 2. Greek Views of Immortality by F.M.Cornford; 3.Immortality in Indian Thought by A.A.Macdonell; 4.Hebrew and Apocalyptic Conceptions of Immortality by Adam C.Welch; 5.The Christian Idea of Immortality by Ronald G.Macintyre; 6.The Philosophy of Immortality by George Galloway; 7.The Ethical Basis of Immortality by Rudolf Eucken; 8.Science and Immortality by Rev.Canon E.W.Barnes; 9.Immortality in the Poets by Maurice H.Hewlett. Fair only – worn and frayed covers, foxed , particularly to early pages and with ownership inscriptions to pastedown. Lacks fep. A reading copy of a quite rare work