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London: Reprint Society, 1955. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. small octavo. dust jacket 320pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy of the first book club edition in like dust jacket

Size: 0x0x0; [Stated First Edition] Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Faint stains to edges. "The astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover. 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 and encounter the Dalai Lama."-Barnes and Noble.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis / Book Society, 1953. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. octavo. chipped dust jacket xiii + 288pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., maps, Classic account

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.

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1954. first American edition, first printing; 314 pp., original gilt stamped illustrated black boards & red cloth backstrip (hardcover), very good in a worn dust jacket; jacket has the $5.00 price. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

First edition copy. Collectible-Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Spine damaged. (Tibet, China, Heinrich Harrer )

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. near fine in vg jacket, in fresh mylar cover; mild soiling/edgewear to jacket else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first thus in the Adventure Library

London: Rupert Hart-Davis and the Book Society, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. 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

Size: 0x0x0; Toned pages. Foxing on page fore edges. Dust jacket has mild wear on the edges and small chips on the top spine end. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover First Edition, Sixth Printing. The book condition is Good. The dust jacket condition is Good.

E.P. Dutton and Company, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes : Good hardcover. NO dust jacket. Discoloration along spine. Foxing on edges. Pages lightly tanned, otherwise clean pages. First edition, 8vo, 314pp.