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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.

Still in publisher's shrink wrap.

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.

Easton Press. Very Fine; Sealed in Publisher's Wrap. Still in publisher's original wrapping. A scarce handsome brown full leather Collector's Edition of Harrer's classic book, signed by the author on the signature page. Originally published in 1953. This book tells of the author's autobiographical experience escaping from a British internment camp in northern India during World War II to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa where he established a strong relationship as a friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama. Seven years later he was forced to flee Tibet when the Chinese overtook the country. It is his experiences during those seven years that give the story it's name. Mr. Harrer was born in 1912 and passed away in 2006 at the age of 93. In 1997 a major motion picture was made based n this book, starring Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer and David Thewlis as his companion, Peter Aufschnaiter. Reportedly David Thewlis is banned from ever entering China because of his role in this movie. In fine brown leather with gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. Still in the original shrinkwrap and includes the publisher's note card and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. Parrish Books guarantees all signatures as authentic.

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. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Seven Years in Tibet, signed by Heinrich Harrer.. Octavo, xv, [3], 19-314pp. Black and orange cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light sunning along top edge, transference to endpapers. Offsetting from newspaper article previously laid in at half-title. Frontispiece portrait and complete with 46 black and white photographs. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.00 on front flap, sunning to spine, light chipping along top edge, a very good example. Signed on the front free endpaper by the author, in English and Tibetan.

First Edition - American. Signed by the author. Signed twice by Heinrich Harrer; once as ÒH. HarrerÓ and again in Tibetan. Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs. Very good with minor offsetting to the endpapers and some slight fading to the spine in a very good lightly used and dust soiled dust jacket with some fading to the spine, but with front panel still very bright. Classic study of the Tibetan religious leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the basis of the film starring Brad Pitt.

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.

Geneva: Edito-Service S.A. / Heron Books Dist, 1957. Reprint edition. Signed by the author, Heinrich Harrer, once as “H. Harrer” and again in Tibetan. Also signed by the actor Brad Pitt who portrayed Harrer in the 1997 film, “The next best thing, Brad Pitt.” just beneath Harrer’s signatures on the half-title. Illustrated. Bound in full dark blue leather with elaborate decorative gilt-stamping to the spine and front board. Very fine copy enclosed in a handsome custom cloth clamshell box. Classic study of the Tibetan religious leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the basis of the film starring Brad Pitt, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, co-starring David Thewliss, BD Wong, and Mako.

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. Fine, lacking the cotton sleeve and teak boards, but in a specially made Fine red clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label