Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB 1993
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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB 1993
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No. 300 of 300 copies
Signed by Heinrich Harrer.
Special introduction by the Dalai Lama.
Six gravure plates made from photographs by the author.
Loosely inserted map of Harrer’s journey.
Plain off-white endpapers.
Bound in is pure off-white Bure silk, imported from India, embossed with a mandala on the cover.
Book wrapped in a maroon cotton sleeve (a “pi chu”) with one yellow corner and a tie cord..
Encased front and back by a pair of magnolia wood boards, or “lepshing”, the top board being incised with a Tibetan good luck charm cut by monks of the Tibetan Refugee Center in Darjeeling.
Newsletter enclosed.
32.5x22.5cm.
260 pages
US$1500
After his escape from a British prisoner-of-war camp in India, Heinrich Harrer spent seven years among the Tibetan People and recounted his experiences in one of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories
Purchased directly from Jeanne Schiff when I visited New York in 2015.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No. 300 of 300 copies
Signed by Heinrich Harrer.
Special introduction by the Dalai Lama.
Six gravure plates made from photographs by the author.
Loosely inserted map of Harrer’s journey.
Plain off-white endpapers.
Bound in is pure off-white Bure silk, imported from India, embossed with a mandala on the cover.
Book wrapped in a maroon cotton sleeve (a “pi chu”) with one yellow corner and a tie cord..
Encased front and back by a pair of magnolia wood boards, or “lepshing”, the top board being incised with a Tibetan good luck charm cut by monks of the Tibetan Refugee Center in Darjeeling.
Newsletter enclosed.
32.5x22.5cm.
260 pages
US$1500
After his escape from a British prisoner-of-war camp in India, Heinrich Harrer spent seven years among the Tibetan People and recounted his experiences in one of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories
Purchased directly from Jeanne Schiff when I visited New York in 2015.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
2mr.philistine
>1 wcarter: You reviewed this book on the FPF in 2017 here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/188834, but these photos are much clearer. Your reviews are always a pleasure!
3wcarter
>2 mr.philistine:
Yes, but the previous review (actually in 2015, but edited in 2017) was one of my first efforts and I believe my book photography has improved since then, thus the new review.
Yes, but the previous review (actually in 2015, but edited in 2017) was one of my first efforts and I believe my book photography has improved since then, thus the new review.
4Lukas1990
>1 wcarter: "Purchased directly from Jeanne Schiff when I visited New York in 2015".
Sounds like a memorable trip!
Sounds like a memorable trip!
5dlphcoracl
One of the finest of the Sidney Shiff LEC books.
6kdweber
Does anyone know why some copies are tied with yellow cords and others with black cords? I’ve also seen pictures were the black cords were secured with a clasp. My copy has the yellow tied cords.
7Chemren
>6 kdweber: Black cords with clasp here. My copy came from a collector who subscribed to the LEC at the time of issue.
Also, the medallion on my front wood piece has rounded off corners, echoing the white cover in Dr Carter's photo, as compared to the squared off corners in Dr Carter's front wood piece.
Also, the medallion on my front wood piece has rounded off corners, echoing the white cover in Dr Carter's photo, as compared to the squared off corners in Dr Carter's front wood piece.
8GardenOfForkingPaths
>1 wcarter: Beautiful, thanks for posting. I would love to own a copy of this one day.
I couldn't see any mention of the type of paper in the colophon or the Monthly Letter? In the close-up pictures the texture of the paper looks so nice combined with the crisp, seemingly flawless printing. Lovely!
I couldn't see any mention of the type of paper in the colophon or the Monthly Letter? In the close-up pictures the texture of the paper looks so nice combined with the crisp, seemingly flawless printing. Lovely!
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