Theos Barnard (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Faults: No dust jacket, boards very slightly soiled, some toning due to age. Otherwise, square spine, strong binding, clean pages. A firsthand account of Bernard's (a student of Buddhism and Tantra who spoke Tibetan) journey to Lhasa, Tibet, in 1937. While in the "forbidden holy city," he stayed with a Tibetan nobleman, visited the city's great monasteries and temples and met with several dignitaries and officials. A detailed and authentic glimpse into a time and place that is now unrecognizable.…