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London: Rupert Hart-Davis , 1953 The spine is somewhat faded. The edges of the book, inside covers and page margins are moderately foxed. The front inside cover is signed by a previous owner. 288 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. 5th Impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to last few pages, text remains readable. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to rear board.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. 1st UK Edition; 6th Impression. Hardcover. London: Ruper Hart-Davis, 1953 [1954]. First UK Edition, Sixth Impression, 1954. 8vo. xiii,288pp. Blue boards, very good condition, spine and portion of rear cover faded, light spot to lower edge of text block, no dj. Translated from the German by Richard Graves. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Color photo frontispiece and 25 b&w photographs. Signed & inscribed by Harrer on the front free endpaper, reading in full: "With best wishes from Heinrich Harrer" followed by his signature in Tibetan script. Harrer was a noted Austrian mountain climber who managed to escape a British internment camp in India during World War II. It took twenty-one months for him and a fellow skilled mountain climber to trek through rugged Himalayan passes to sanctuary in the Forbidden City of Lhasa, where he became friends with the Dalai Lama and his brother Thubten Jigme Norbu.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; Signed by Author .

E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Book of the month club was the first edition. Signed once in English and below in Tibetan. Wear to boards, wear and tears to dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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.

New York: Dutton, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (New York: Dutton 1954). First American Edition. Publisher's quarter red cloth cover with black cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine and with gilt vignette (un-faded) to the front board. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN ENGLISH AND TIBETAN. Octavo, xv, [3], 19-314pp. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Signed twice by Heinrich Harrer; once as "H. Harrer" and again in Tibetan. Illustrated throughout with photographs. About VG with some fading to the spine which is now a lighter hue with an area of damp to the top inch or so of the fore-edge. The book is stated FIRST EDITION. The dustwrapper is the correct first state with the all-important price of $5.00 to the bottom right-hand corner of the front flap. THIS IS A FIRST EDITION AND NOT THE MORE COMMON BOOK CLUB EDITION. The dustwrapper has a slither of fraying, creasing and minor loss to the spine tips and a couple of short closed tears with associated creases to the front panel. There is a triangular chip to the bottom edge of the back panel (not affecting any lettering). Classic study of the Tibetan religious leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the basis of the film starring Brad Pitt. Photographs/scans available upon request.

New York Dutton 1954, 1954. First Edition - American. Signed by the author. (See Photo) Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs. Very fine with minor offsetting to the end papers and some slight fading to the spine. Classic study of the Tibetan religious leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the basis of the film starring Brad Pitt.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1993. Hardcover. Fine, lacking the cotton sleeve and teak boards, but in a specially made Fine red clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Heinrich Harrer. 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.

(New York): Limited Editions Club, 1993. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. 260p quarto. Illustrated with 6 black and white plates, with tissue guards. 1/300 numbered copies this copy #87 and signed by Harrer. Included is the map of Harrer's journey plus the publisher's prospectus. A fine copy bound in white cloth, covered with red cloth cover, protected by hand sculptured magnolia wood boards bound by straps.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1993. Hardcover. Fine with the maroon cotton sleeve, black cloth ties, and teak boards. Heinrich Harrer. 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 #270 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.