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The first book club edition of this fascinating work concerning the Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's experiences in Tibet. The first book club edition of this work, published in the same year as the true first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Heinrich Harrer (1912-2006) was an Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant. This work is an autobiographical travel book, based on his experiences in Tibet, during a fascinating period of history between 1944 and 1951. It covers his escape from a British internment camp during the Second World War, and the interim period before the Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army began the 1950 Battle of Chamdo, when the Chinese attempted to reestablish control over Tibet. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean apart from spotting to the fore edge and to the first and last couple of pages. Dust wrapper is bright but spotted to the spine and chipped to the upper extremities, with a closed tear to the rear of the wrap. Very Good.

Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. E.P. Dutton edition. Wear and stain on the boards. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes: Good hardcover. NO dust jacket. Discoloration along spine. Foxing on edges. Pages lightly tanned, otherwise clean pages. First edition, 8vo, 314pp.

1953. Rupert Hart-Davis and The Book Society. 1953. First edition. Hardback with DW. Illustrated and with colour frontis. Wrapper browned worn and torn. Foxing to page edges and prelims. Very slight lean to spine. A sound copy.

Octavo. xiii, 288pp. Original blue cloth with gilt spine titles. A couple of slight bumps to cover edges, slight foxing to fore-edge, otherwise clean, very good indeed in a slightly used and edge rubbed, price-clipped, near very good indeed dust jacket with a couple of nicks to top front edge. Presumed 1st edition but with Book Society Choice printed on jacket flap.

Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Good hardcover, no dust jacket. First edition. Little mark on front free endpaper, else clean pages. Light wear to cover, little fray at edge.

CollectibleGood. Stated first edition, 1954 on cloth with red spine black boards. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper, fading along spine and mild tanning to pages. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Split to gutter between frontis and title page. No signatures. A few small bumps to boards. No dust wrapper. ; Date of 1953 on title page. No additional printings listed on copyright page. No mention of the Book Society. Presumed first printing. 288 pages + colour frontis + plates. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges dyed pink. Dimensions: 8 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/8". ; 8vo .

E-310: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1953. 314 pgs. Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (correct BOMC DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. Harrer was traveling in India when the Second World War erupted. He was subsequently seized and imprisoned by British authorities. After several attempts, he escaped and crossed the rugged, frozen Himalayas, surviving by duping government officials and depending on the generosity of villagers for food and shelter. Harrer finally reached his ultimate destination-the Forbidden City of Lhasa-without money, or permission to be in Tibet. But Tibetan hospitality and his own curious appearance worked in Harrer? S favor, allowing him unprecedented acceptance among the upper classes. His intelligence and European ways also intrigued the young Dalai Lama, and Harrer soon became His Holiness's tutor and trusted confidant. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1950, Harrer and the Dalai Lama fled the country together. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans. It is a must-read for lovers of travel, adventure, history, and culture. A motion picture, under the direction of Jean-Jacques Annaud, will feature Brad Pitt in the lead role of Heinrich Harrer. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages .

First printing of first US edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Boards lightly nudged at upper corners. Some strips of darkening to endpapers. Front endpage has a (non-authorial) gift inscription, dated 1954. Binding is square and sound. Jacket has a little waviness at the upper section of the front panel. There's some insect nibbling to edges of rear flap, plus a few small chips. One-quarter-inch at the top of rear flap fold. Publisher's original $5.00 price intact on front flap. 314 pages.