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MCGOVERN, William Montgomery.

To Lhasa in Disguise.

An Account of a Secret Expedition through Mysterious Tibet.

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106648

London, Thornton Butterworth, 1924

£300

An account of a British Buddhist Mission in the summer of 1922. The mission consisted of five people with Dr. McGovern being the scientific adviser. When they were refused permission to proceed to Lhasa by the Tibetan authorities McGovern made the journey to Lhasa in disguise. His account includes observations on conditions in Tibet and information on efforts to modernise Lhasa and to equip the Tibetan army.

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First edition. 8vo, frontispiece, 22 illustrations, 4 maps in text, original blue cloth gilt, spine faded, a good clean copy.

Bibliography

Marshall 2582; Yakushi M270a.

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