White accompanied Carter to New York as he set out on his lecture tour of 17 American and Canadian cities in the summer of 1924, shortly after the publication of Volume I. Percy White, the novelist, Professor of English Literature in the Egyptian University, for his ungrudging literary help" (page xvi). In the Preface to Volume I Carter writes, "I must also thank my dear friend Mr. This association copy was inscribed in Volumes I and III by Carter to his close friend, novelist Percy White (1852-1938), who wrote some 30 novels between 18. Percy White-Howard Carter, 1933." White is known to have largely written Volume II based on Carter's notes and diaries Carter effusively thanks White in the Prefaces to both Volumes I and II. With homage from the Author, Howard Carter" and inscribed in Volume III: "To my dear friend Mr. Housed together in individual custom chemise and one clamshell box.Ī fantastic presentation/association copy of the first edition of Carter's account of the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb, including the scarce third volume, with 247 dramatic illustrations, inscribed in Volume I: "Percy White from Howard Carter. Thick octavo, original brown cloth gilt with decorative gilt scarabs on front covers, patterned endpapers.
The Tomb of Tutankhamen Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. PERCY WHITE": EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATION/ASSOCIATION FIRST EDITION OF THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMEN, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HOWARD CARTER IN TWO VOLUMES TO HIS FRIEND AND COLLABORATOR PERCY WHITE, WHO HELPED WRITE VOLUMES I AND IIĬARTER, Howard and MACE, A.C.
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