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London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Good. Hardback. 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

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

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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.

Very good copy with purple upper page edges. Minor shelf wear to upper and lower cover. Minor wear and losses to edges of dustcover. Back dustcover with two small surface abrasion tears but no holes.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. Sixth 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. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

R. Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. 7th Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Edited by Peter Fleming. Black and white photographic 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 light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

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, 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.

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

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.

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:

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.

Labyrynth Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. minor shelf wear on jacket.book is clean. neatly bound and intact. fine condition. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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.

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

UsedGood. 1954 Dutton. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is missing. Cover shows wear. Tight binding. Pages unmarked. 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.

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.

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, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Third Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped 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..

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.