MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN TIBET
Book Details + Condition: University Books (New York). First edition, 1958. 320 pages, with black-and-white illustrations. Alexandra David-Neel was a Belgian-French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist and writer, most known for her visit to Lhasa, Tibet, in 1924, when it was still forbidden to foreigners. David-Neel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels. Her teachings influenced beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, philosopher Alan Watts, and esotericist Benjamin Creme. Seeker, adventurer, pilgrim, and scholar, David-Neel (1868-1969) was the first European woman to explore the once-forbidden city of Lhasa. This memoir offers an objective account of the supernatural events she witnessed during the 1920s among the mystics and hermits of Tibet - including levitation, telepathy, and the ability to walk on water. In very good condition: tight binding; rubbed corners; light shelf wear to boards, with light faded stains; text is clean and unmarked save owner's name on rear inside board and small stamp on front endpaper.
