CARTER, Howard and Arthur Cruttenden MACE. The Tomb of

CARTER, Howard and Arthur Cruttenden MACE. The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. New York: George H. Doran, 1923-1927. 2 volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces, illustrations from photographs by Harry Burton of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, lead photographer of the tomb’s excavation. Original publisher’s red cloth with titles and designs gilt stamped, uncut (browning to front endpapers of first volume, frontispiece sprung in second volume); original dust jacket (soiling, rubbing, closed tears with some losses). FIRST EDITION, mixed issue set, with the first volume being a second issue. A fascinating firsthand account of the discovery and excavation of one of the most significant archaeological finds in history. Scarce in original dust jackets.