MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON. By Jim Corbett. First illustrated edition.
(1944) 1952 1st illustrated edition. 8vo (130 x 202mm). Ppxvi,252. B/w illustrations by Raymond Sheppard. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver.
Corbett's first collection of recollections of his pursuit of man-eating tigers in the Kumaon Hills of Northern India. Includes one short chapter on mahseer fishing. The post-1952 British editions do not have the photograph plates of the earlier editions, but are illustrated with Raymond Sheppard's wonderful woodcuts.
Corbett's first collection of recollections of his pursuit of man-eating tigers in the Kumaon Hills of Northern India. Includes one short chapter on mahseer fishing. The post-1952 British editions do not have the photograph plates of the earlier editions, but are illustrated with Raymond Sheppard's wonderful woodcuts.
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62470
| Author | Corbett (Edward James). (Jim Corbett). (1875-1955). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 62470 |
| ISBN | B000WUMH2C. |
| Book Description | Unsightly tape-marks to end-papers, spine slightly cocked o/w a very clean copy in slightly used but complete dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1952 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press. |
| Place | London. |