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1996. 1996 Harrer, Heinrich SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET Translated from the German by Richard Graves With an introduction by Peter Fleming NY: Jeremy Thatcher, c1996 7th printing 329pp 8vo Fine trade paperback.

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New York: Tarcher, 1981, 1906. Later printing.. Trade PB in glossy color-photo wraps.. VeryGood unmarked, no spine creases, rear cover corner. Unique intimate picture of Tibet and the Dalai Lama. Movie tie-in. Bright tight clean crisp unread PB copy. 5-1/2. x 8-1/4, 329 pp, b/w photos section.

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.

Flamingo 1997 Paperback. Very Good.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Third Impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Boards are bowed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Flamingo, 01/12/1997 00:00:01. paperback. Like New. 1.9985 19.5851 12.1907. Creased spine. Tanning to edge of pages

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.

Pan Books Ltd, London, 1956. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/N/A. ‘Seven Years in Tibet’ has been described as 'the greatest travel book of our time'. Yet even this commendation does not do justice to the unique experiences which it unfolds. No European has ever before penetrated into that inaccessible land in such strange circumstances, or has succeeded in staying there so long. Heinrich Harrer, well-known Austrian mountaineer and Olympic ski-ing champion, was climbing in the Himalayas when caught by the outbreak of war, and was interned by the British in India. With a companion, he escaped at. his third attempt and crossed the Himalayas into Tibet. After many desolate marches and strange adventures, they reached the Forbidden City of Lhasa , where they were eventually allowed to remain and earn a living. They found the traditional insularity of Tibet leavened with a new appetite for Western knowledge and ideas. Their fame quickly spread: Soon they were in great demand as advisers on many subjects of which they themselves knew little .. The day came when Harrer was presented to the young Dalai Lama, the god-king; he became the boy's friend and tutor and was permitted a degree of intimacy which awed the people and worried the religious hierarchy, After the War's end, Harrer stayed on, but when the. Communist Chinese invaded Tibet he accompanied the Dalai Lama in flight to India, and then returned sadly to Europe. His remarkable account of his experiences is illustrated with a number of his fine photographs. A film of this book has been made by Seven League Productions, with Harrer himself playing the chief part. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 267 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. White titles spine. light wear to edges. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Travel & Places; Tibet; Lhasa; Tibetan Buddhism; Tibet; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 3676. .