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Pan Books Ltd, 1956. Paperback. Good. 1956. No edition remarks. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Pan Books, 1956. Paperback. Good. 1956. Reprint. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial paper covers. Contains black and white photographic plates to centre of textblock. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

QPB. good. REL-B

London: Pan Books. Very Good+. 1956. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Minor reading creases and edge wear. ; Great Pan GP40. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. ; B&W Photographs; 267 pages; One of the great travel books of all time. Escaping at his third attempt from internment by the British in India during World War II, Harrer, a well known Austrian mountaineer and skiing champion, crosses the Himalayas into the unknown world of Tibet and becomes the Dalai Lama's friend and tutor. .

Pan, London, 1956. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. List of illustrations in photograve, preface and introduction by author stop between pages 136 and 137 there are 14 pages of photography stop colour photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught by the outbreak of World War II while climbing the Himalyas. Being an Austrian, he was interned in India. On his third attempt, he succeeded in escaping from the internment camp and fled into Tibet. After a series of experiences in a country never crossed before by a Westerner, Harrer reached the Forbidden City of Lhasa. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans. He became friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Reading crease to the back strip with tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 267, [5 – further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Travel; Tibet; Tibet; Biography & Autobiography. Dewey Code: 951.5042092. Inventory No: 0286358. .

Pan Books, 1956. Paperback. Good. 1956. First Thus. 267 pages. Paperback book. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

New York: Penguin Putnam. Good with no dust jacket. 1996. Trade Paperback.

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 314 pp. Illus. with B&W plates. Red and black cloth with gold illustration and lettering. Spine faded (where jacket missing pieces); small stamp ('discard') on top edge. Text clean, no tears. The jacket is chipped and worn at the edges; worn along flap folds.

E. P. Dutton, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.