The Tomb of Tutankhamen Book

This story of the excavation offers a firsthand description of the remarkable events surrounding the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings by Carnarvon and Carter and of the unique and priceless treasures that were found there. First published in 1923, in three volumes, Carter and Mace's 'The Tomb of Tutankhamen' has been reprinted in various editions and languages. This edition, first edited and abridged into one volume by Phyllis J. Walker in 1954, and accompanied by Harry Burton's contemporary photographs of the tomb's treasures, has since 1972, in turn, been reissued many times. Featuring seventeen colour plates and sixty-five monochrome expedition photographs and illustrations, it has become the standard single-volume modern work. Two appendices and a comprehensive index make it easy to use as a reference work while Carter and Mace's words remain as fresh and exciting today as they first were in 1923. A compelling and true story, reading better and faster than any novel on the subject. Identical Editions: ISBN 0214654281 1972 UK Hardback, ISBN 052570101X 1972 US Hardback, ISBN 0951491121 1972 UK Hardback for Book Club Associates, ISBN 0722121490 1972 UK PaperbackRead More