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Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. xlv, 231 pages, [54] leaves of plates, illustrations; 22 cm. An unabridged republication of volume 1 of the work The tomb of Tut-ankh-Amen discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, originally published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1923. Tight, clean copy. Browning. With 105 Illustrations. *** "This book captures the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation; and the wonders of the treasure-filled inner chamber. 104 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Introduction, by Jon Manchip White; Preface; Introduction; Biographical sketch of the late Lord Carnarvon, by Lady Burghclere; The king and the queen; The valley and the tombs; The valley in modern times; Our prefatory work at Thebes; The finding of the tomb; A preliminary investigation; A survey of the antechamber; Clearing the antechamber; Visitors and the press; Work in the laboratory; The opening of the sealed door. Size: 8vo. …

Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. Dover Edition. previous owner's inked name on ffep, otherwise extremely clean and tight. moderately edge and spine worn. 231pp., including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs/Plates (illustratore). Paperback.