BURMA. 1910 study of Lisu i Yawyin Tribes.

Rose, Archibald & Brown, J. Coggin: LISU (YAWYIN) TRIBES OF THE BURMA-CHINA FRONTIER, Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol III, No 4, Pp 249-277. Asiatic Society of Bengal [Calcutta] 1910 1st edition thus, large 4to [12 x 10½ ins].    SOLD 3rd May 2024

Single page sketch map, 8 other plates of excellent photo illustrations, pp249-277. Original printed paper wrappers, spine paper defective, old initials to front cover. Although the pagination is at it would have appeared in a large volume of the Asiatic Society of Bengal this was produced as a separate off print at the time.The paper includes a comparative Lisu vocabulary (Black, White, Hua Lisu and English).  oct16/3