TUTANKHAMEN: LIFE & DEATH OF A PHARAOH

by Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane

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Greenwich, Conn.:: N.Y. Graphic Society,, 1963. Dust jacket chipped, tears cello-taped on verso. Book: hardcover; condition good.. Profuse b&w photos, drawings, & spectacular full-pg. color reproductions. Boy-king `Tut' (ca. 1371-1352 B.C.), Pharaoh for 9 years, was buried in Valley of the Tombs of Kings. Debris from excavated tomb of Ramases VI covered Tut's tomb, hence it escaped pillage for 3,000 years until 1922. ||| Madame Desroches-Noblecourt (Chief Curator, National Museums of France) tells his history, circumstances of discovery, & alleged `Curse of the Pharaohs.'