Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. By Howard Carter And A. C. Mace (Vol I only) (Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) [Three Volumes – First Editions – With the Original Dust-Jackets] ____________________ Author Howard Carter and A. C. Mace. (Vol I Only) Illustrated from Photographs By Harry Burton ______________________ Year of Publication 1923-1933 __________________________ Publisher London: Cassell and Company, Limited. ______________________ ___________________________________________ Description: London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1923-33. First Editions. Three Volumes Complete. Three volumes with gilt titles to the spine and front board with a gilt scarab beetles to a black background on morocco leather panels to each front board. Profusely illustrated with photographic plates, a good set. Internally foxed and with some parks and corners folded, overall good, plates collated and complete. With the scarce original dust jackets, worn with closed tears, rubbing and loss to the edges. Vol 1 - xxiii, [i], 231pp with 104 illustrations (79 photographic plates), collated and complete, frontispiece frayed and worn around the edges; Vol 2 - xxxiv, 277pp with 153 illustrations from photographs (89 photographic plates), collated and complete, frontispiece gently worn around the edges; Vol 3 - xvi, 248pp with 156 Illustrations from photographs (80 photographic plates), collated and complete, final plate pages included in the pagination as called for. Provenance: signature for Claire Isaacs to the front of Vol II and III. Approximately 9 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – gilt titles and author’s name to the spine, folding to the top and base.Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn.Corners – good condition – bumped and worn.Boards – good condition – gilt titles to the cloth front boards with scarab beetle on black leather inlaid to the front board of all volumes, marked and worn.Dust jackets – fair condition – worn, marked with closed tears to all the dust jackets.Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened others tanned and foxed.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – secure.Paste downs – good condition – original illustrated end papers.End papers – good condition – original end papers, previous signature to Vols II and III.Title – good condition – tanned with minor foxing.Pages – good condition – tanned, foxing to the page edges and margins, some corners folded, some plates to Vol I partially detached.Binding – good condition – attractive set in the scarce dust jackets.See photos. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1923-33. Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are Members of the PBFAWe take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop LOUIS88Books Preserving Books for the next generation
Price: 7500 GBP
Location: Andover
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Year Printed: 1923
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalised: No
Binding: Hardback
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Author: Howard Carter
Publisher: Cassell and Company Ltd
Signed: No
Original/Reproduction: Original
