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Egyptologist James E. Quibell autograph letter signed. Letter is dated 1906, the year after his landmark discovery of the matrimonial tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu in the Valley of the Kings. Its content reads in part, ''To the Director General, Dear Sir...I have the honor to ask that I may be granted 3 1/2 months leave to be spent out of Egypt...J.E. Quibell''. Single-page letter measures 7'' x 8.75''. Toning and scattered notations, else near fine.
Valley of the Kings Egyptologist James E. Quibell Autograph Letter Signed From 1906 -- ''...that I may be granted 3 1/2 months leave to be spent out of Egypt...''
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