《中國之棉紡織業(英文版)》是方顯廷的代表作，是一部對中國棉紡織業進行全面調查與研究的重要著作。全書包括八章：中國棉紡織業之歷史及其區域之分布、中國棉花之生產及貿易、中國棉紡織品之制造與銷售、中國棉紡織業之勞工、中國棉紡織業之組織、中國之手工棉織業、中國棉紡織品之進出口貿易、中國棉紡織業之回顧與前瞻。全面論述了中國棉紡業歷史與現狀。書後附有大量統計表格，對了解中國棉紡織業歷史及其發展有著重要參考價值。

Preface
Chapters
Ⅰ.History and localization
A.History
B.Localization
1.Cotton centres
2.Factors for localization
Ⅱ.Raw cotton: Ⅰ
A.Production
1.Factors in cotton culture
2.Area and crop
3.Crop yield
4.Improvement
5.Anti-adulteration
6.Standardization
B.Consumption
C.Import and export
1.Early history
2.Development since 1867
3.Origin and destination
4.Varieties of foreign cotton and cotton bales
5.Transport
6.Passing through the Customs
7.Financing
8.Traders and trading
Ⅲ.Raw cotton: Ⅱ
D.Marketing
1.Cotton markets and merchants in Hopei
2.Spot trading in Shanghai
3.Future trading in Shanghai
4.Trade associations
5.Packing and warehousing
6.Transport and taxation
7.Financing
8.Price movements
Ⅳ.Manufacturing and marketing
A.Manufacturing
1.Processes
2.Machinery
3.Costings
4.Efficiency
B.Marketing
1.Cotton goods
2.The dealers
3.Trading methods
4.Price movement
Ⅴ.Labor: Ⅰ
A.Extent and character
1.Number of cotton workers, 1912-1930
2.Nativity, age, sex, height and weight of cotton workers
B.Labor conditions
1.Employment and labor mobility
2.Wages and standard of living
3.Hours of work
4.Child and woman labor
5.Industrial accident and sickness
VI.Labor: Ⅱ
A.Labor organization
1.Labor unions
2.Labor disputes
B.Labor legislation
1.Labor conditions
2.Labor unions and disputes
C.Welfare work
1.Living accommodations
2.Education and recreation
3.Savings
Ⅶ.Industrial organization
A.Introduction
B.Technical size and size distribution
C.Financial size and size distribution
D.Tendency towards integration
E.Financial statements analyzed
F.Employers' associations
Ⅷ.Handloom weaving
A.Extent and distribution
B.Industrial organization
C.Looms and cloths described
D.Marketing methods
Ⅸ.Import and export
A.Import
1.Early import
2.Import since 1867
3.Origin and destination of import, 1905-1929
4.Effects of Anti-Japanese boycotts
5.Classification of cotton piece goods imported
6.Methods of distribution
B.Export
1.Early export
2.Export since 1867
3.Origin and destination of export, 1913-1929
Ⅹ.Prospect and retrospect
A.Summary of China's cotton industry and trade
1.History and localization
2.Industrial organization
3.Raw cotton
4.Labor
5.Manufacturing and marketing
6.Imports and exports
B.Comparative position of China's cotton industry
C.Factors affecting development
Bibliography
Index
Errata
A Revised List of Cotton mills in China, 1930
Afterword