Lhasa: The Holy City
Book Description
In 1936, the British Government sent a mission to Lhasa, Tibet, under Mr. B. J. Gould. Spencer Chapman went as his private secretary. They remained in Lhasa until 17th February 1937, and those months are described vividly here. Together with his photographs, the account casts a fascinating light on Tibet.
Dealer Notes
xii pp., 4 col plates, b/w photos, folding map, 8vo, orig. cloth, spine slightly dulled, one corner bumped. Vg. From the library of entomologist and traveller Guillaume Marie de Rougemont (1945-2020), with his bookplate. Also includes two collectable Tibetan 100 Srang bank notes used between 1939-1959.
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Author
CHAPMAN, S.
Date
1940.
Publisher
Readers Union: London
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