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Babylon. By Albert Champdor. (Elek, 30s.) Sumptuously illustrated history of

the Mesopo- tamian city, and its arts and crafts, from the days td. Hammurabi to those of Nebuchadnezzar. Not in itself a travel book, but any visitor to present- (lay Iraq would be the richer for having it in his

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