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CollectibleGood. Stated first edition, 1954 on cloth with red spine black boards. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper, fading along spine and mild tanning to pages. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

UsedAcceptable. 1955 Reprint Society. Yellow hardcover, no dustjacket. Cover shows heavy wear and water damage. Binding intact. Pages have heavy water creasing, but are unmarked. Serviceable reading copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. 1st UK Edition; 6th Impression. Hardcover. 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 .

Tarcher, 1997-09-29. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

E.P. Dutton & Co. Publishing-, 1954. Hardcover dj/ pub. 1954/ Fair condition/ 314 pages This is the action-packed story of a young adventurer's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War 2 and his dramatic trek throu gh rugged Himalayan passes to sanctuary in the Forbidden City of Lhasa. (B61013). Hard Cover. Good.

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.

Hart-Davis,, 1953. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and numerous plates in monochrome, light tape-marks on paste-downs; navy cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter crudely reinforced at inner edges. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper and relevant cuttings on preliminary and half-title. Classic account of life in Tibet immediately prior to the Chinese invasion. The basis of Jean-Jacques Annaud's feature film (1997) starring Brad Pitt. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate, H40.

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.