UK First edition (translated from the original Italian by Eric Mosbacher). Large octavo, pp 251. Bound in cloth covered hard boards and in the original un-clipped dust jacket (30s. net). Illustrated with lovely gravure printed photographs. Maraini made two extended trips to Tibet in 1938 and 1947 with the renowned Tibetan scholar Giuseppe Tucci, from which he wrote this excellent account. Book and jacket are both in Very Good condition, some light spotting to the book and some spine fading and a little wear to the spine ends of the jacket. Seller Inventory # X722

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Title: Secret Tibet

Publisher: London: Hutchinson

Publication Date: 1952

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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