John Romer; Elizabeth Romer — The Rape of Tutankhamun

London, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work on the discovery and exploitation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates and many in-text figures. Collated complete. Telling of an uncaring international profession that created significant problems in the Valley of the Kings and the tomb of Tutankhamun in particular. More damage has occurred there in the past one hundred years from the works of modern archaeologists, Egyptologists, and tomb robbers, than the previous four thousand. This work underlines the importance of the magnificent relics and the pressures of mass tourism on these areas. Written by John Lewis Romer, a British Egyptologist, historian and archaeologist who has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series, and his wife Elizabeth Romer, a British Egyptologist and archaeologist. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.