The Slaves of the Cool Mountains; The Ancient Social Conditions and Changes now in Progress on the Remote South-Western Borders of China
London: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., 1959. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], 8-223, [1] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of 25s. net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with eight plates of black and white photographs. A cultural study of modern slavery in southwest China, Winnington then traveled deeper into the province and made contact with the Wa and the Jingpaw tribes, two remote peoples who at that point had little contact with other groups. Very Good / Very Good. Item #000012524
Foxing to the textblock and a small stamp with a few Chinese characters on the free front endpaper; jacket has foxing and minor toning to its spine panel.
Price: $35.00