'At first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle to flicker. But presently, as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room emerged slowly from the mist strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold. For a moment -- an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by, I was struck dumb; then Lord Carnarvon in- quired anxiously - "Can you see any- thing ?" "Yes, I replied, . . . wonderful things . . .'" Such was Howard Carter's reaction when he became the first man to set eyes on Tutankhamen's tomb for over three thousand years. Behind the door that had been blocked by the debris of thirty centuries lay the most fabulous treasure discovered by:, modern archaeology, the incredible gold and jewelled splendour of a royal Egyptian burial, the only one ever re- covered intact and unplundered. Who was the nineteen-year-old boy whose mummy lay within the solid gold coffin? What was his place in Egyptian history? Who had been in these rooms before Howard Carter, to rifle the great chests, dump the treasure on the floor in confusion and then go as mysteriously as he had come, leaving the untold riches heaped behind him ? Leonard Cottrell, internationally famous writer/archaeologist, superbly captures the mystery and excitement surrounding Tutankhamen himself and the terrific discovery of the tomb. _ Following the enormous success of the British Museum's exhibition of the treasures, this magnificent book has been reprinted and now includes a section of colour photographs.

Introduction to Mathematical Analysis: Ans.Bk

COTTRELL, Leonard

Children's Books

EVANS

Toys from wood: Original designs

ANONYMOUS

The illustrated book of world history

History

Sharman, Margaret

World

<p>Well kept and the book is in great shape to read and collect. Sturdy spine, all pages intact. Solid cover.</p>

Potters on pottery

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Elisabeth Cameron and Philippa Lewis

Crafts & Hobbies

Ideas for woodturning

Thorlin, Anders

Pyrography: The art of woodburning

Havez, Bernard

<p>This fifth volume of letters between Queen Victoria and her eldest daughter, the German Crown Princess, covers the period mid-1878 to 1885, and once again Roger Fulford's skillful editing graphically reveals the characters and courage of these two gift women. the period covers years of personal sorrow for both correspondents and, internationally, the Zulu and Afghan Wars and the growing influence of Russia caused them grave concern. In England, Queen Victoria had to come to terms with a Liberal Government under Gladstone and, in Germany, the Crown Princess agonized as the affairs of Germany in general but Prussia in particular drifted into the clutches of Bismarck. The Crown Princess's political awareness gives us an important insight into affairs in Prussia, to the ill-treatment she often had to endure from the Prussian royal family and the indifference shown to her by the German people. The queen, on the other hand, writes with the authority which came naturally to one who had been longer on the throne than any other sovereign of the leading European powers. She had very clear ideas of what was right and wrong in international affairs and consequently she wrote on political matters with great confidence. Even the slow drift to the Left throughout her reign did not embitter her as did the sharper drift the Right embitter her daughter in Germany. Perhaps more often than in previous years the Crown Princess disagrees with something which her mother has said, to which the Queen replies with all the prowess of her nature, although her letters are always deeply affectionate. This mother and daughter correspondence is unique, presenting as it does a vivid picture of royal life in England and Germany and a frank commentary on international affairs toward the end of the 19th century.</p>

Beloved mama: Private correspondence of Queen Victoria and the German Crown Princess, 1878-1885

Victoria

Creating a ballet: MacMillan's Isadora

Arts & Photography

Thorpe, Edward

Performing Arts

Big Killing: Play

Philip. Mackie

Memories of Kenya: Stories from the Pioneers

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