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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.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards. discolouration on front cover. Marks on title page and back end paper. Foxing on closed page edges. The jacket is in poor condition with some scuffing, some large tears and creases plus a little paper loss.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Good. Hardcover. 1953. 288 pages. Dj ripped and worn. .

London: The Reprint Society, 1955. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Previous owners inscription on front endpage Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Great Pan, 1956. Paperback. good/fair/tanned and marked and small chip repaired otherwise vgc fro the age. corner clipped resulting in damage to the first few pages not effecting text, FEP torn, tanned otherwise good

London: The Reprint Society, 1955. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall

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.

Rupert Hart-Davis. 1957 Rupert Hart-Davis The Adventure Library No 4 first edition thus hardback; Good ex-library copy, clean, age-mottled page edges, plate has been removed, with fair unclipped but quite worn dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus.. 1957.

Pan Books. Paperback. Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. The spine is creased. Cover has creases. Two p/o stamps inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Rupert Hart - Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. 8th Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

R. Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Sixth Impression. 288 pages. Photographic dust jacket with red lettering over blue cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Front endpaper missing. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Moderate sunning to spine. Clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Notable foxing and tanning to spine, with minor soiling to DJ.

Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Previous owners inscription on front endpage Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Fifth impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs. Colour frontispiece. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Rupert Hart-Davis 1953 Hardback. Good. DJ very tattered and torn.

Rupert Hart - Davis, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1955. Eighth Impression. 288 pages. Photographic dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

E P Dutton, January 1954. Hardcover. Good - Cash/Good. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has some surface rubbing, edgewear, and creases. Small chipping to the edge of the dust jacket. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall; Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall.

Price clipped dj with moderated edgewear, BOMC edition with gift inscription dated 1954. With 40 pages of b/w photos among 314 clean pgs. The author's adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. Seventh Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Sixth Impression. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

London England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardback Translated from the German by Richard Graves. Introduction by Peter Fleming. On this expedition to Nanga Parbat I succumbed to the magic of the Himalayas. The beauty of these gigantic mountains, the immensity of the lands on which they look down, the strangeness of the people of India - all these worked on my mind like a spell. Since then many years have passed, but I have never been able to cut loose from Asia. How all this came about, and what it led to, I shall try to describe in this book, and as I have no experience as an author I shall content myself with the unadorned facts book very good. Illustrated.some wear and tear to D/J (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Sixth Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.

Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Sixth Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. 6th Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white plates. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Glue residue and marking pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy staining to few first pages. Text is still readable. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy stain and creasing to front board. Light crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Large stain to front panel.

NY: Dutton, 1954. Book Club Edition but sheets appear to be from the first.. 8vo. xv + 314 + 40 pp of photos. Maps. Translated by Richard Graves. Red and black cloth. Ink name/date on front free endpaper, else very good in edgeworn dustwrapper with a few nicks and tear; now protected with mylar..

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. Third Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate loss to spine and edges. Price sticker to flap. Moderate tanning and wear marks to jacket.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover with bright and clear spine gilt, with unclipped dust jacket, "Second impression 1953" of this First British Edition, xiii + 288 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; spine ever so slightly slanted (maybe, it could be me), gentle bump to spine top, but very gently read, very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ rubbed at hinges, numerous tiny chips and tears, but intact and complete with "Book Society Choice" imprinted on front flap (although this is not their edition).. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Good.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. 6th Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour frontispiece. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Sticker to front panel. Foxing overall.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. Fifth Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Visible thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and board edges. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing. Heavy tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Pen to rear panel.

UK: Reprint Society, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. H/B 320 pages, condition is very good.

London: Rupert Hart Davis,, 1959 Hardback in dustwrapper. Orig. blue cloth, bright gilt titled to bumped spine. Lge 8vo. xiii, pp288. Col'd frontis + 25 b/w photo illus. & map. G+ in G d/w with wear to peripheries & dusty to top edges.

London: The Reprint Society, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Reprint Society, London. 1955. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering in black panel to spine. Binding tight. Dark grey top edge. Content clean and bright. Previous owners neat ink signature to front endpaper. Jacket has very minor edge wear and slight chipping to spine ends. Small hole 5 mm diameter in title panel to spine. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 320 pages. Overall very nice clean copy. All books are individually described.

UsedGood. There is either a name, note, or inscription on the inside cover. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

London: The Reprint Society, 1955 VG/VG. 12mo. original yellow boards gilt (prev. owner's details, old price to FFE, a few spots) in dustwrapper (rubbed and lightly marked, edges frayed, internally tape repaired); pp. 320, with plates & a map. A very good copy. [Neate H40: Harrer escaped from internment in India during World War II and made his way to Lhasa, where he found favour in high circles]. . Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/VG.

E P Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1954. Jacket is scuffed, chipped and torn, top 1" of spinecover is missing. Boards have light edgewear. Pages are clean with no markings in text, binding is sound. Clippings on Tibet are laid in.. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1957. First Edition Thus. 320 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over orange and white boards and gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor sunning to spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

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.

Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Second printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 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.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

1954 hardcover with jacket. Covers, binding and pages good. Jacket has a few tears. No writing or highlighting in text. No torn or missing pages. Fast, friendly service.

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:

E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E.P. Dutton. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Travel, China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Description) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Labyrynth Press, 2007. 1st ed VG in VG dw. over 500 pages, autobiography covering Before, During and After "Seven Years in Tibet", includes expeditions to Tibet, Bhutan, Peru, Ecuador, Eiger, Carstenz Pyramid

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. 2nd printing. Unmarked copy with some foxing. xiii, 288pp. Photos. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Jacket is moderately worn along edges, with small chips, toned spine. New mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. Third impression. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Small splits to spine. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

London : R. Hart-Davis, 1954. 6th Edition or Higher. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 288 p. : illus. 23 cm. Subjects: Harrer, Heinrich 1912-2006 — Travel — China — Tibet.

London: Reprint Society, 1955. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. small octavo. dust jacket 320pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy of the first book club edition in like dust jacket

Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. 6th imp.. Very Good. octavo. chipped dust jacket xiii + 288pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., maps, Ownership inscription o/w VG copy in rather chipped dust jacket

Reprinted edition,first printing in good condition with price clipped dust jacket showing signs of wear,several tears and piece missing at bottom of spine of cover. The book is in good condition,light tanning and foxing to edges,binding good,all photographs present. No inscription or other writing throughout. Part of the adventure library series. Hardback, orange and cream boards.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis / Book Society, 1953. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. octavo. chipped dust jacket xiii + 288pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., maps, Classic account

Dutton.(Book of the Month Club). Book Club Edition.. 1954.. Translated by Richard Graves and with an Introduction by Peter Fleming. Map, illustrations, xv + 314pp, nice clean copy with a few minor nicks to the dustwrapper. With the tell-tale dimple of BMC on the lower rear board. 21 x14cm. The author was tutor and confidant of the young Dalai Lama. When referring to this item please quote stockid 214821 .

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1954. first American edition, first printing; 314 pp., original gilt stamped illustrated black boards & red cloth backstrip (hardcover), very good in a worn dust jacket; jacket has the $5.00 price. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. 4th imp.. Nice copy. octavo. chipped dust jacket 288pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., map, Translated from the German. Ownership signature o/w nice copy

E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Tears and smudges across front and back of dust jacket but is wrapped in protective mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York : Dutton, 1954. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine book club edition. Binding square and tight. Internally unmarked. Slight bumping to spine ends and extremities. Jacket very good with minor tears and chipping to edges and extremities. Book of the Month Club identification to front flap and round impression to bottom right of back cover. Still, a very nice copy of this landmark work.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. near fine in vg jacket, in fresh mylar cover; mild soiling/edgewear to jacket else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first thus in the Adventure Library

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Toned pages. Foxing on page fore edges. Dust jacket has mild wear on the edges and small chips on the top spine end. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover First Edition,Sixth Printing. The book condition is Good. The dust jacket condition is Good.

New York: E.P Dutton, 1954. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. First edition, so stated. black paper covered boards with a red cloth spine. In unclipped dust jacket (price present). 314 pages. Black and white photos throughout. First American edition of this classic memoir, recounting the author's experience in Tibet after escaping an English prison camp during World War II. FAIR/GOOD condition. Unfortunately, the dust jacket has been laminated, preserving forever the heavy chipping, tearing and creasing along the extremities, as well as lost to the jacket. This also includes old tape repairs, general toning, minor soiling and staining. minor soiling, staining and discoloration to the book covers. Moderate fading to the spine. Previous owners' name on the inside front cover. Dampstaining present in the gutters of the pages of photographs, as well as along the foredge of the title page.

South Yarra, Vic. Leicester : Labyrinth ; Cordee, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 511 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Harrer, Heinrich 1912-2006. Explorers — Austria — Biography. Tibet (China) — Discovery and exploration — Austrian.

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: Rupert Hart-Davis and the Book Society, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The first book club edition of this fascinating work concerning the Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's experiences in Tibet. The first book club edition of this work, published in the same year as the true first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Heinrich Harrer (1912-2006) was an Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant. This work is an autobiographical travel book, based on his experiences in Tibet, during a fascinating period of history between 1944 and 1951. It covers his escape from a British internment camp during the Second World War, and the interim period before the Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army began the 1950 Battle of Chamdo, when the Chinese attempted to reestablish control over Tibet. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean apart from spotting to the fore edge and to the first and last couple of pages. Dust wrapper is bright but spotted to the spine and chipped to the upper extremities, with a closed tear to the rear of the wrap. Very Good

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1954. 1st/Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 314, illus., map, weakness to rear board, pencil notation inside front flyleaf, DJ soiled and scuffed: small tears, edges worn. Heinrich Harrer (6 July 1912 - 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. He wrote the books Seven Years in Tibet (1952) and The White Spider (1959). The author escaped 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. In 1948, Harrer became a salaried official of the Tibetan government, translating foreign news and acting as the Court photographer. Harrer first met the 14th Dalai Lama when he was summoned to the Potala Palace and asked to make a film about ice skating, which Harrer had introduced to Tibet. A strong friendship developed between the two that would last the rest of their lives. 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.

Leicester: Labyrynth Press, 2007. 1st edition. New Book. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 511pp., colour plates maps, index, My Life before, during and after. Introduction by the Dalai Lama

London: Rupert Hart-Davis in association with The Book Club, 1953. Hardback. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper worn at the edges, frayed at the spine ends and corners and further, mainly closed, tears. Private book plate to the pastedown. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (1 kg); (xiii) 288pp; Translated by Richard Graves; Preface by Peter Fleming; Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Maps; Colour frontispiece; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #201061|| Condition:

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953 F/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper (spine a trifle browned, edges rubbed & a trifle frayed at extremities); pp. xvi (last blank), 288, with 26 plates & a map. A near fine copy of an early impression. [Neate H40: Harrer escaped from internment in India during World War II and made his way to Lhasa, where he found favour in high circles]. . Third Impression. Hard Cover. F/VG+.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Verso of title page states first edition but there is a small dot at the lower right corner of the back cover; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with forty pages of black and white photographs..

Boston: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc, 1954. Book Club Edition. First book club edition, even though first edition is stated on the copyright page. Book club dot present on the lower corner of the rear board. This book is in very good plus condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board are still bright and well preserved. Small stains on front pastedown and endpaper. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Moderate edgewear and chipping. Upper left corner of the rear panel has an old tape repair. Old tape reinforcement on verso of jacket along the top edge. This book covers the escape that the author and his companion, Peter Aufschnaiter, from a British internment camp in India. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N3-100).

London: Rupert Hart- Davis,, 1953. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xiii, 288pp. Original blue cloth with gilt spine titles. A couple of slight bumps to cover edges, slight foxing to fore-edge, otherwise clean, very good indeed in a slightly used and edge rubbed, price-clipped, near very good indeed dust jacket with a couple of nicks to top front edge. Presumed 1st edition but with Book Society Choice printed on jacket flap.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc, 1954. First English Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. Octavo, 5.6 x 8.5 in., pp. 314. Illustrated with forty pages of black and white photographs. Black cloth boards over red cloth spine. Gilt line-sketch of Potala Palace to cover; gilt title to spine. Previous owner's name, dated 1954, to front pastedown. Bit of fading to top and bottom of spine. Light age-toning to pages. Rubbing to edges and light rubbing to cover of dustjacket. Chips to top/bottom edges, top of spine, and rear fore-edge of dustjacket. Several creases to top third of rear dutjacket panel. Protected in mylar. An autobiographical travel book written by Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant Heinrich Harrer based on his real life experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951 during the Second World War and the interim period before the Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet in 1950.

London.: Hart Davis.. First Edition.. 1953.. Translated from the German by Richard Graves with an introduction by Peter Fleming. Map, colour frontispiece, black and white photographic plates, xiii + 288pp, occasional light foxing preliminary leaves, last leaves and edges. Dustjacket lighly browned on spine, little chipped and worn, still a good copy of the first edition of this classic work on Tibet. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177041 .

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1954 314 pages. Jacket priced $5.00. First Edition stated on the copyright page. The book is clean. The jacket shows light wear to edges with a short tear at the head of the spine, fading to spine, and very small chip to foot of spine panel. The basis for the film of the same name starring Brad Pitt. Size: 8vo. Illus. by Illustrated. First Edition [stated].. Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

Rupert Hart-Davis, London., 1953. Fourth impression of the U.K. edition, corrected. Translated by Richard Graves. Octavo. pp xiv, 288. Photographs. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Very near fine in very good indeed, slightly rubbed. dustwrapper.

Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The First English edition (first printing). 8vo. xiii, 288pp. Blue pebbled boards lettered in gold at the spine. With a colour frontispiece, one double-spread map and twenty-fine black and white photographs, mostly full-page or double-spread. A little fading to the publisher's top edge stain, and a little spotting to the edges and endpapers. A very good copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, a little spotted and chafed at the natural folds, and with some nicks, creasing and several tiny fractions of loss from the upper edge..

E P Dutton, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 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.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. A first edition, first printing published by Rupert Hart-Davis in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with some light rubbing to the spine tips and to the corners. Some light spotting to the rear hinges. With the rare wrap-around band (small loss to the spine panel of the band).

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.

New York: Dutton, 1954. First Edition - American. Signed by the author. Signed twice by Heinrich Harrer; once as “H. Harrer” 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.