Morton, H V [ Henry Vollam ] — In The Steps Of The Master

Rich & Cowan 1934 1st edition. Cloth, VG. [xiv]+388pp, endpaper maps, b/w frontis, 16 double & 31 single page b/w plates, index, cloth a little rubbed, leather lettering piece in good order, occasional foxing, gift inscription, a near fine copy. There were two formats of the first edition, a large paper at 9" x 5.5" with twice the illustrations and a standard edition at 6.5" x 5". This is the large paper edition. An account of Morton's first foreign tour, in which he travelled through Palestine, Jordan & Syria. Henry Vollam Morton [ 1892 - 1979 ] journalist and pioneering travel writer. He first achieved fame in 1923 when he covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter.