THE TOMB OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN. Discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter.

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Title: The Tomb of Tutankhamen. Discovered by the …

Publisher: Cassell & Company, Ltd., London

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition Very good hardcover copy with 104 illustrations from photographs by Harry Burton of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Titles in gold on front cover and spine with tomb image in black and gold also on front cover. First edition, first impression, of Carter’s popular account of one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Carter began his association with the Earl of Carnarvon in 1909 and convinced him to gain a concession for the Valley of the Kings in 1914. While many believed that there was nothing of importance left in the valley to be discovered, Carter thought otherwise. In the summer of 1922, Carter persuaded Carnarvon to allow him one more campaign and, starting work earlier than usual, he opened up the stairway to the tomb of Tutankhamun on 4 November 1922. Volume One First published in 1923 is a Collector’s Item