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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1954 BOMC, 1954. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 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.

Pan Books, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. This Edition. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Brown and yellow staining to pages throughout. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Pulling to covers. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some curling to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some scuffing to edges. Book has a rolled spine. Book has a slight forward lean.

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.

E. P. Dutton, 1954. LCC 53-10851, 314 pages, black cloth with gilt pictorial of the Potala, orange cloth binding, back covers soiled, corners and edges are bumped, name on fep, 40 pages of B&W photographs.. Stated First. Hard Cover. Good/No DJ.

Pan Books Ltd, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. First Edition Thus. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Minor dog-eared corners. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to bottom edge of rear cover. Wear marks overall.

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

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

NY: Penguin Putnam Inc.. Fine. 1996. Book Club Edition. Softcover. 0874778883 . Softcover in Fine condition. Basis for the movie starring Brad Pitt. A true story of two adventurers who escaped from British W. W. II internment in India and travel 21 months to Tibet, becoming an confidant of the youthful Dalai Lama, The author latter went on a lecture tour, and eventually the above mentioned movie (altered of fact) was made.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .