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Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Size: 5x0x8; Previous Owner Name. In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. Harrer was traveling in India when the Second World War erupted. He was subsequently seized and imprisoned by British authorities. After several attempts, he escaped and crossed the rugged, frozen Himalayas, surviving by duping government officials and depending on the generosity of villagers for food and shelter. Harrer finally reached his ultimate destination-the Forbidden City of Lhasa-without money, or permission to be in Tibet. But Tibetan hospitality and his own curious appearance worked in Harrer's favor, allowing him unprecedented acceptance among the upper classes. His intelligence and European ways also intrigued the young Dalai Lama, and Harrer soon became His Holiness's tutor and trusted confidant. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1950, Harrer and the Dalai Lama fled the country together. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans. It is a must-read for lovers of travel, adventure, history, and culture.

8vo, 329 pp., Translated from the German by Richard Graves; introduction by Peter Fleming; foreword by the Dalai Lama., Movie tie-in edition.

Binding Tight Pages Clean Light Edge Wear.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. A Good copy of the First Edition, third printing (stated) with moderate wear/discoloration to blue cloth-bound boards, mild bumping to corners, tanning to text; dust jacket Fair with moderate tanning and chipping. Mylar jacket. 288pp., b/w and color photographs.

Text in English, German. Glued binding. B-format paperback.

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London: Granada, 1979 F-/F-. 8vo. original brown boards gilt in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed); pp. xvi (last blank), 288, with a map. A near fine copy. [Neate H40: Harrer escaped from internment in India during World War II and made his way to Lhasa, where he found favour in high circles]. . Sixth Impression. Hard Cover. F-/F-.