The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer, First edition, first printing, signed $850.00.
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1960. Inscribed by the author in July 1994. Also includes a card of a picture of the author with the Dalai Lama stamp signed? Legendary climber Heinrich Harrer whose first ascent of the Eiger North Face in 1938 electrified the climbing world, and still arouses awe. Profusely illustrated with pictures of the historic climb. This is one of the greatest mountaineering books of all time. Very good condition to near fine book and dust jacket. Harrer was a tudor and lifelong friend of the Dalai Lama who he met after escaping from British prison in 1939.
