The Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter (1874 – 1939) - 1972

238 pages with frontispiece, plates (some in color), figures, plans, illustrations, appendices and index. Quarto (10" x 7 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 is a landmark in archaeological history and certainly the most important single find in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Unlike that of more illustrious Pharaohs, the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamen had lain unmolested by grave-robbers for more than three thousand years. The story of this discovery, first published by installments between 1923 and 1933, is here told by Howard Carter who led the work of excavation. Condition: Page ends soiled else a very good copy in a near fine jacket.