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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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Trade paperback in very good condition.