Burma’s Icy Mountains

Second Hand
Hardback
Published by: Jonathan Cape

1st edition. Book Condition: Very Good+.
Blue cloth boards with very light shelf wear. A few spots of very light foxing almost entirely confined to the edges of the textblock. Both pull-out maps in excellent condition.
Burma’s Icy Mountains describes two expeditions to Burma: one on his own and a second, with a larger American party close to the Burma-China border, completed by Kingdon-Ward prior to the outbreak of WWII. Not published until some ten years later.
Aside from its relevance to those interested in his focus on the rich botanical diversity of this still inaccessible region, his vivid descriptions of the terrain, the fauna and the peoples encountered en-route, including Tibetans, Lisu, Lashi, Kachin and Nung, make this true chronicle of hardship and perseverance come alive.