Publisher: New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1954 BOMC
Date published: 1954
Format: Hardcover
Octavo, hardcover, orange spine, black boards, edgeworn at spine extremities and corners, front hinge cracked. Reading copy only. No dj. 314 pp. Many illustrations. A great book about the independent Tibet, and its being swallowed into China! ! Translated by Richard Graves. Harrer was a German interned in British India from the beginning of World War II. Finally in 1943 he escaped from that internment and, following a lengthy travel across 'the roof of the world' he wound up in Lhasa penniless and in rags. Met with kindness in Lhasa, he was not expelled back to India. Instead he was allowed to stay in Tibet, to work for the government (he spoke passable Tibetan by this time) and to tutor the young Dalai Lama. When the Chinese Communists invaded Tibet in 1950 Harrer was forced to part from this lonely, able and affectionate youth. 314 pp.
The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
Pan Books, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. This Edition. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Brown and yellow staining to pages throughout. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Pulling to covers. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some curling to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some scuffing to edges. Book has a rolled spine. Book has a slight forward lean.
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