1961 ‘Land of the Crested Lion’ by Ethel Mannin ‘The Adventures Club’ Hardback Book

1961 ‘Land of the Crested Lion’ by Ethel Mannin Hardback Book, printed by The Adventures Club, London, in 1961, written by Ethel Mannin, ‘The ‘crested lion’ is the Burmese chinthe, the mythical beast which guards the pagoda-and Burma is the land of pagodas. Burma in 1954 was still in some districts harassed by insurgents, but Miss Mannin, as the guest of the Buddha Sasana Council, a Government organization, was afforded facilities for travelling the country, from the deep south, on the borders of Siam, to the far north, five miles as the crow flies from Red China’, great condition for age, has a couple of small tears on the dust jacket, also has writing inside the front cover, see photos, 256 pages