CORBETT, JIM - Man-Eaters of Kumaon

NY: Oxford University Press, 1946. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's lime cloth over grey boards, black lettering on spine, embossed black tiger medallion on cover, maps on endpapers. Illustrated with five photographs and a chart. Introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett, Governor of The United Provinces, and a Preface by Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India 1936-43. "Perhaps the most famous tiger hunting book in print, this work went through numerous editions in several languages, and continues to be popular today. Corbett describes his hunts after the Champwat man-eater, the Chowgargh tigers, the Powalgargh tiger, and other adventures" - Czech, Asia, p. 51. [Czech (Asian) p. 51; Reese, Narratives of Personal Experience 29] . Spine and covers mildly soiled, else near fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, is chipped,with minor losses at head and heel of spine. VERY GOOD/GOOD. Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xix, 235, [1] pp. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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