Behind the Mask of Tutankhamen

London: Corgi Books, 1972. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, tight clean and square, 175 page, illustrated with 16 b & w full page plates, flat uncreased spine, former owners name and date on inside front cover (in large writing), faint edge wear. "When Howard Carter uncovered the step which was to lead him to the 'Tomb of Tutankhamen', it was the culmination of almost twenty years of painstaking research and laborious excavation: and it was to be the most astounding discovery ever made in the 'Valley of the Kings'. For 'King Tutankhamen' had lain in dark and silent isolation for over 3,000 years until, on 26th November 1922, Howard Carter broke the royal seal of the burial chamber, and lifting a candle into the warm, dry atmosphere, found himself looking upon 'Wonderful things'. But on the violators of the Tomb was the 'Curse' - 'Death shall come on swift wings ...'. So was it mere coincidence that shortly afterwards, Lord Carnavon died from an insect abite on his left cheek? Or that at the moment of his death all the lights went out simultaneously over Cairo? Possibly, but what explanation is there for the small scab found on the left cheek of Tutankhamen ...". Contents include: The Breathless Scene / Valley of the Dead / The Mummy's Hand / Seal of the Necropolis / Prophetic Warning / The Tabernacle / Death on Swift Wings / Prelude to Triumph / Coffins of a King / 'Deadlock' / Tutankhamen / Epilogue / The Tresures of Tutankhamen. Check out the scans. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.