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London: Rupert Hart-Davis , 1953 The spine is somewhat faded. The edges of the book, inside covers and page margins are moderately foxed. The front inside cover is signed by a previous owner. 288 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Leicester: Labyrynth Press, 2007. 1st edition. As New. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 511pp., col. pls., maps, index, Signed by Simon Walliss on verso of title-page

London: Ruper Hart-Davis, 1953 [1954]. First UK Edition, Sixth Impression, 1954. 8vo. xiii,288pp. Blue boards, very good condition, spine and portion of rear cover faded, light spot to lower edge of text block, no dj. Translated from the German by Richard Graves. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Color photo frontispiece and 25 b&w photographs. Signed & inscribed by Harrer on the front free endpaper, reading in full: "With best wishes from Heinrich Harrer" followed by his signature in Tibetan script. Harrer was a noted Austrian mountain climber who managed to escape a British internment camp in India during World War II. It took twenty-one months for him and a fellow skilled mountain climber to trek through rugged Himalayan passes to sanctuary in the Forbidden City of Lhasa, where he became friends with the Dalai Lama and his brother Thubten Jigme Norbu.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; Signed by Author

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2004. [2004] SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE BOOK AND ON THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENCITY. Brown Genuine Leather Binding, featuring beautiful gilt designs/gilt lettering, 329 pages. Three raised ridges (hubs) on spine; lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold -- a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound book was hand-selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Edges gilded on three sides to enhance elegance of the book. Endpapers: Satin moiré. Satin ribbon page marker bound in. Condition: Scratches and one small ding to gilt from filing book on bookshelf, else overall Fine, never read. Free of smelly old humidity stains and the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Stored in temperature-controlled bookcase. SOME COMPETITORS ONLINE SAY THEIR BOOKS ARE NEW OR FINE BUT HAVE BEEN READ. THIS BOOK IS DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER AND NEVER READ. IN GIFT-GIVING CONDITION. Written by Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant Heinrich Harrer, the book recounts Harrer's real-life experiences in Tibet between 1934 and 1951 during World War II and the period before Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army began the Battle of Chamdo in 1950. It covers his escape with companion Peter Aufschnaiter, from a British internment camp in India. A collectible, signed leather book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will receive when you order. We ship promptly. . Signed by the Author. Leather. Fine.

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

First Easton Press Edition. Signed by author with a certificate of authenticity and short bio of author from Easton Press laid in. two small indentation marks and a scratch line to text block head, otherwise immaculate. From Easton Press: "Fully bound in genuine leather. 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine. Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. Sewn pages not just glued like ordinary books. Handsome moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Gilded page ends. Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials." Made into a movie starring Brad Pitt.

Book in good condition, 5th impression but same year as the first, signed by the author. D/w is not price clipped reading 16s net but has Nick to top and bottom edge. The book has xiii+map+288p. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Recounts how the author, an Austrian, escaped from an English internment camp in India in 1943 and spent the next seven years in Tibet, observing its social practices, religion, politics, and people.

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.

Very Good; some fading to cloth at top edge and at foot of spine; dark stain near bottom of front cover; some bumping/rubbing to ends of spine; trace of a small damp stain at lower fore corner of two leaves (half-tile and frontispiece); foxing/tanning to pages adjacent to frontispiece due to offsetting from the color reproduction; else Fine. Hinges sound, spine straight, pages clean and bright except as noted. In a Poor dust jacket bearing the price "16s net"; closed tear across spine just under "Years" in title; edges worn, chipped; wear to folds; tanning to spine, lower part of front panel, and parts of the rear panel and fold-ins; repairs to verso with archival transparent tape; verso foxed and stained; in a brodart sleeve. First Edition in English, with 1953 on title page and no additional printings noted. "Book Society Choice" noted on dust jacket but nowhere in the book itself (book club copies bear the club's name on the title page). Inscribed by the author on the first free page "Best wishes, H. Harrer, [name in Tibetan script], Oct, 1953."

An expensively produced Collector's Edition, signed by the author on a page that says, "This leather-bound edition of Seven Years in Tibet is personally signed by Heinrich Harrer / [signed] Heinrich Harrer"; translated from the German by Richard Graves. A Certificate of Authenticity as well as a "note about Seven Years in Tibet" laid in; gold decoration on the brown boards; three raised bands on the spine; gilt page edges; a tan satin page marker bound in; silk moire endpapers. The book is unmarked; slight spine slant; corners and spine ends unbumped; no dust jacket, as issued; Mylar protected.