The Tutankhamun Deception - The True Story of the Mummy's Curse

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 2001. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 234 pages. 25 illustrations. 2 maps. In this fascinating book, Gerald O'Farrell shows that Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon actually discovered Tutankhamun's tomb several years before they announced the find to the world. First they looted it, even destroying some artefacts to make it appear that robbers of old had entered the tomb, before re-sealing it and leading the world's media to the site to claim their place in history. And behind this shadowy tale lies another mystery. What happened to the papyri Carter and Carnarvon found in the tomb, which then swiftly disappeared? Would its contents have revealed information so shocking that the British authorities conspired to bury the truth? The book is not only a riveting story of skulduggery and conspiracy in the Valley of the Kings but uncovers tantalising evidence that the famous 'mummy's curse', far from being something mystical, could well have been a systematic way of disposing of those who were about to blow the cover on the opening and the explosive secrets of the tomb. D4B. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.