[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of ...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Abdelal Ahmed Said, by one of the Egyptian foremen (reises) on Carter’s Tutankhamun excavation team, two pages (written to the first and fourth sides of the bifolium), 8vo, Luxor, 30th June 1932, to [Howard Carter] ( 'Dear Sir'). The reise writes, in part, (spelling and grammatical errors retained) 'I hope that you are enjoing happey days. I have recieved your kind letter and became verrey happey that you are in good health. I wish to make you know that everrey thing all right. I hope before your leaving to Egypt make me know about cutting the wood and its prepparing. Yes Sir this season was too hot but it is improving know a days. We are all in good health and we all give our best salaams to you and to Miss Fellis Walker [i.e. Phyllis Walker, Carter's favourite niece and heir]......and to Lord Carnarvon's familley.....' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG