Heinrich Harrer, translated from the German by Richard Graves, with an Introduction by Peter Fleming
Seven Years in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer, translated from the German by Richard Graves, with an Introduction by Peter Fleming
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis
Date published: 1953
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.
Publisher: New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1954 BOMC
Date published: 1954
Format: Hardcover
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: 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
1954 Dutton hardcover stated 1st edition. Slight tilt to spine, No dj (although back flap is laid in), sunning and slight fraying on cover, staining on eps, pastedowns and some pages, light tanning, else text clean, binding tight.
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/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.
Thorndike Press, 1998. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Rupert Hart- Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Fourth impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs. 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 mild marking and tanning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.
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, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. Sixth Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Translated by Richard Graves. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Noticeable cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Binding is weakened, however text block remains secure. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright. Book has a strong forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have noticeable edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Water staining to panels and to reverse of jacket.
Publisher: NY: Dutton, 1954. Book Club Edition but sheets appear to be from the first.
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..
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