Spoken in Tibet de Derrick, Henrietta Sands - 1933

New York / London.: G P Putnam's Sons., 1933. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. The cover surface has lost its finish in patches of irregularity.. 1 198 p. Black cloth over boards. Blue titles, spine and front. 29 Illustrations and Map. in the early 1930s, the author embarked on a journey into the Himalayas with a group of men to guide her through the mountains to Tibet. The British held India as a colony to the south. Henrietta Sands Derrick was an explorer of determination and courage, armed with a camera. Her photo plates appear through her telling of the journey. She became the first female member of the Himalayan Club.