New York: Viking Press, 1952. Translated from the Italian by Eric Mosbacher. Foreword by Bernard Berenson. xii, [2], 306 p.: 60 unpaginated pages of illustrations taken by the author; two maps on front fixed endpaper; 24 cm. (9½ inches). Yellow and black cloth with red printed spine and cover titles; former owner's name written on front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Includes index. 1st American Edition. A fascinating first-hand account of Tibet before it fell to China, written by a young Italian scholar who traveled there in the 1930s and 1940s. A unique and terrific book! Book is in Very Good- Condition: spine sunned; corners bumped; covers rubbed; ends of spine just starting to fray.. First American Edition. Very Good-.