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London: Rupert Hart-Davis and the Book Society, 1953 8vo. original blue boards gilt (rubbed and bumped, some marks and stains, 'The Book Society' bookplate; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi (last blank), 288, with 26 plates & a map. A good reading copy . [Neate H40: Harrer escaped from internment in India during World War II and made his way to Lhasa, where he found favour in high circles]. . First Thus. Hard Cover. G+/No Jacket.

Price clipped dj with moderated edgewear, BOMC edition with gift inscription dated 1954. With 40 pages of b/w photos among 314 clean pgs. The author's adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans.

London England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardback Translated from the German by Richard Graves. Introduction by Peter Fleming. On this expedition to Nanga Parbat I succumbed to the magic of the Himalayas. The beauty of these gigantic mountains, the immensity of the lands on which they look down, the strangeness of the people of India - all these worked on my mind like a spell. Since then many years have passed, but I have never been able to cut loose from Asia. How all this came about, and what it led to, I shall try to describe in this book, and as I have no experience as an author I shall content myself with the unadorned facts book very good. Illustrated.some wear and tear to D/J (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Sixth Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. 6th Impression. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white plates. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Glue residue and marking pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy staining to few first pages. Text is still readable. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy stain and creasing to front board. Light crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Large stain to front panel.

NY: Dutton, 1954. Book Club Edition but sheets appear to be from the first.. 8vo. xv + 314 + 40 pp of photos. Maps. Translated by Richard Graves. Red and black cloth. Ink name/date on front free endpaper, else very good in edgeworn dustwrapper with a few nicks and tear; now protected with mylar..

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust-jacket.

Labyrynth Press 2007. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Fascinating account of escape across the Himalayas in WII and the years he spent in Tibet, by one of Germany's top pre-war mountaineer's (first ascent of north face of the Eiger in 1938). Translated from German by Richard Graves and with an introduction by Peter Fleming. Second impression in the same year as the first edition. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine, 288pp with faded red page top edges and b/w illustrations. Top edges of covers and foot of spine a little faded and page edges and prelims foxed. Page edges yellowed. But text bloc otherwise clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:093002. Second Impression. Cloth. G+/N/a. 14x22cm.

London: The Reprint Society, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Reprint Society, London. 1955. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering in black panel to spine. Binding tight. Dark grey top edge. Content clean and bright. Previous owners neat ink signature to front endpaper. Jacket has very minor edge wear and slight chipping to spine ends. Small hole 5 mm diameter in title panel to spine. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 320 pages. Overall very nice clean copy. All books are individually described.