Magic and Mystery in Tibet

by Alexandra David-Néel 

First U.S. edition.  New York:  Claude Kendall, 1932  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Black cloth covers have tan text and ornament on spine. 
• Boards show some exposure, wear at shoulders, smudges, edgewear.  Corners are bumped, scuffed, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has tan text and is scuffed with chipped, frayed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is secure. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some staining, gift inscription.
• Illustrations, photographic plates, are clear. 
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits some smudges, light edgewear. 
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have untrimmed fore edges. 
• PS2025.0123

320 pages. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches

First U.S. Edition of this classic account of Tibet.  Publisher's black cloth with tan titles on the spine, issued by Claude Kendall in 1932, following the first French edition in 1929 and the first English edition (London, 1931).  Interior is tanned, photographic illustrations clear and legible. 

Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), French-Belgian explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, -- spent fourteen years inside Tibet, studying and seeking to absorb their culture and wisdom.  Her writings would influence the Beats Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and she continues to be seen as a sort of spiritual travel guide to Eastern Philosophy.

With an introduction by Dr. Jacques-Arsène D'Arsonval, French physicist, physician, and inventor, whose words presented David-Néel's work as scientific investigation.

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