The skyland of the Philippines
Baguio: Baguio Printing & Publishing Co., Inc., 1953. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 184, [2]; 72 pages of plates, text illustrations; original pictorial paper wrappers; call number on upper wrapper and accession notes on copyright page, but without other library markings; upper wrapper and half title dogeared, very good. A readable survey of the Cordillera highlands, covering the history, places of interests for the tourists, the economy, culture, folklore, and ethnography. Laurence Wilson was an mining prospector, anthropolgist, and folklorist, who wrote, in addition to The Skyland of the Philippines, Igorot Mining Methods and Legends (1932), Ilongot Life and Legends (1947) and Tales from the Mountain Provence (1958). Item #73747
Price: $75.00
