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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. An author's presentation copy of Heinrich Harrer's popular account of his time in Tibet between 1944 and 1951, with a signed letter from Harrer himself. The fifth impression of the first UK edition, published the year after the first impression. Translated by Richard Graves.Tipped in to the half title is a signed letter from Harrer, on the letterhead of his UK publisher, Rupert Hart-Davis. The letter is dated October... 1953, and is in Harrer's native German. The letter appears to begin with 'I'm sorry Mr. Laupe!', offers the recipient 'thousands of thanks', and informs Laupe that Hart-Davis is his publisher.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, double page map, and further monochrome photographic plates.Harrer's autobiography covers the escape of Harrer and his companion, Peter Aufschnaiter, from a British internment camp in India, after which they spent several years in Tibet, prior to the Battle of Chamdo and the Chinese attempted to reestablish control over Tibet.It has been said that the book "provided the world with a final glimpse of life in an independent Tibetan state prior to the Chinese invasion.Tipped in to the verso of the front free endpaper is a promotional paragraph advertising the 1956 British documentary adaptation of the work, directed by Hans Niete and written by Heinrich Harrer and Walter Ulbrich.Tipped in to the front free endpaper is the author's biography portion of the dust wrapper rear flyleaf. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Adhesive tape residue and remnants to front and rear pastedown and free endpaper. Excised author's biography from dust wrapper rear flyleaf pasted to front free endpaper, with clipping tipped in to verso of front free endpaper, and author's letter tipped in to half title. Offsetting to tail of dust wrapper front wrap, with edgewear to back strip head, and small chip to head of rear wrap. Rear flyleaf removed. Offsetting from tape to front flyleaf reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Place names throughout have been circled in pencil by a prior owner. Very Good

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1953. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG/Fair. Red quarter cloth spine w black boards, gilt titling & decoration bright, edgewear heaviest to tips, light sunning to edges, toning to endpapers, unmarked, binding tight. Clipped DJ heavily worn w nicks/chips, loss, creases, tape repairs, rubbing, now in Brodart. 46 B/W illustrations. Translated by Richard Graves. Intro by Peter Fleming. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Book of the month club was the first edition. Signed once in English and below in Tibetan. Wear to boards, wear and tears to dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Easton Press, 2004-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 2.5000 10.2000 7.2000. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page, includes certificate of authenticity. Luxurious binding in genuine leather with gilt decoration and raised bands, printed on acid-neutral paper with sewn pages, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt, satin-ribbon bookmark. A near pristine copy.

Dutton. Some wear to corners. DJ in protective cover. 1st Edition. xvi + 288 pp., color frontis, b/w photos, map. Translated from the German. First English edition, 4th printing, but done the same year as the 1st printing. Unclipped, price of 16s net on bottom front inside flap. Fascinating account of escape across the Himalayas and of the years he spent in Tibet, by one of Germany's top pre-war mountaineers (first ascent of north face of the Eiger in 1938). Translated from German by Richard Graves and with an introduction by Peter Fleming. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4th Printing. 1954.

E P Dutton, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by the author on the half title, also with his name in Tibetan script. 314pp., with b/w photos throughout. Some shelfwear along the the bottom, else a Very Good copy in a priced-clipped jacket that has chipping at the top of the spine, and at the corners, and one closed tear near the front bottom corner. Fifth Printing 1968.

Dutton. Stated First Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1954.

New York: Dutton.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. INSCRIBED by actor Brad Pitt who starred in the film adaptation in the role of the young German adventurer Heinrich Harrer. Fine in close to fine dust jacket. Doubtless few copies were signed by the actor. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages .

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc.,, 1954. A remarkable best-selling account of pre-invasion Tibet First US edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on double-page title page recto, "For Rudy Grauer, with best wishes, from, H. Harrer, [inscription in Tibetan,] New York, March 1955". "This is the action-packed story of a young adventurer's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War II and his dramatic trek through rugged Himalayan passes to sanctuary in the Forbidden... City of Lhasa" (jacket blurb). Harrer (1912-2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, part of the four-man team who made the first successful ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1938. Seven Years in Tibet was a runaway best-seller and translated into 53 languages. It gives a glimpse of the old Tibet before the Chinese invasion of 1950. The previous owner of this copy is possibly the former mayor of Richmond, British Columbia, who the author could have met during a tour of North America, from which a number of similarly inscribed copies can be found. Octavo. Double-page title page, 45 illustrations from photographs, and double-page regional map. Original red quarter cloth, gilt-lettered spine, black cloth covers with gilt stamp of Lhasa to front cover. With dust jacket. A near-fine copy, spine ends faded, board corners at foot rubbed, in an unclipped dust jacket, spine faded, extremities rubbed, corners nicked, small closed tear to front panel, a bright and sharp example, very good indeed.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1993. Hardcover. Fine, lacking the cotton sleeve and teak boards, but in a specially made Fine red clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Heinrich Harrer. Quarto (9" x 13"), bound in pure Bure white silk imported from India with a Tibetan good luck charm blindstamped in the center of the front cover. With a special introduction by the Dalai Lama for whom Harrer became the unofficial secular tutor when the Tibetan spiritual guide was fourteen. Copy... #88 of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Harrer who also contributes six photogravures produced from his original negatives. A map of Harrer's Tibetan journeys is laid in loosely, as issued, as well as the Monthly Letter.