About this title: Corbett, an Englishman born and raised in India, recounts his adventures during 30 years of hunting and killing tigers around his home state of Kumaon.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. vii-xix, 3-235 p. illus., plates, port. 22 cm. At head of title: Jim Corbett. Map on lining-papers. "First American edition. First published in India in 1944. Second printing before publication. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York: Bombay
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. No dust jacket. vii-xix, 3-235 p. illus., plates, port. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Plates. At head of title: Jim Corbett. Map on lining-papers. "First American edition. First published in India in 1944. Second printing before publication. " read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Sixth printing. With an introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett, Governor of the United Provinces, and a Preface by Loard Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, 1936-43. Illustrated. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. No Jacket. Approx. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4" Spine of orange cloth binding (with a tiger on the front) is sunned and there is one small stain at the fore edge. Bookplate on back of ffep; inside otherwise clean and binding tight. read more
Description: NY: Oxford University Press, 1946. Stated 1st American edition, but actually the book club ed. Noted hunter and sportsman Jim Corbett's story of his experiences with man-eating tigers in the Himalayan provinces of far northern India. True tales of courage and daring, recounting Corbett's efforts to aid remote communities terrorized by the man-eaters. Introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett, governor of the United Provinces, and a preface by Lord Linlithgow, a former viceroy of India. 235 pages, ... read more
Edition: Bk Club ed.
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good+/Good-. , DJ. 8vo, 235, Book Club Edition. General wear to covers. Prev. owner's name front endpaper. DJ has wear with several short edge tears and a small edge piece missing top edge front panel. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good- No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Possible ex-library edition, stamp on spine with dewey decimal system number. Orange boards are scuffed with edgewear. Previous owner name & address written on top of front paste down. Several 'white-out' marks on end pages and on title & copyright page. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. Binding is tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Textured gray boards with a green cloth backstrip. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in black. Octavo. Red and black endpaper-maps of 'Man-Eater Territory. ' [xix] + 233pps., plus four pages of photos. There is bumping to the spine-ends and light foxing at the plate-edges. Also, a previous owner's name, dated 1946, is neatly penned on the fep. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a 1" chip at ... read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xix, 235 pp. Sixth printing. Spine has faded a bit. Stories of the campaign against man-eating tigers in the Kumaon Hills of India. read more
Edition: BOMC
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, NY
Date Published: 1946
Description: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are clean and unworn on easy-on-the-eye off-white paper. 1/8" of the top of the DJ's spine is missing, else minor wear on the clean, complete DJ.; 8-1/4" Tall, 235pp. Orange cloth, black lettering, black drawing on front cover. Map endpapers. 4p b/w photos. TRUE ADVENTURE. These stories are the true account of Lieutenant-Colonel Corbett's experiences with man-eating tigers in the jungles of the United ... read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. No Jacket. With an introduction by Sir Maurice Hallet, Governor of the United Provinces, and a Preface by Loard Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, 1936-43. Tanning. Use marks on cloth. Binding good. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, England
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good to Very Good. 251 pages. Series No. PK31. Editor Kaye Webb. Cover photograph by Suschitzky. Naini Tal, a lake settlement 6, 000 feet above the plains and deep in the fir-clad Kumaon hills, was the setting for most of Jim Corbett's life of high adventure and equally high service. Man-Eaters of Kumaon was first published in 1946 and was almost instantly hailed as a minor classic. Although Colonel Corbett writes chiefly of his expeditions against man-eating tigers. Small creasing along spine ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1946
Description: Very Good. Fine/Good in mylar DJ, Many small closed tears on verso of dj. Price clipped. 1/2 inch deep x 1 inch wide piece of dj missing at top of spine, not interfering with any text. (Edition: First Edition)...All books are packaged with care to protect the corners. Ships same or next bussness day. read more
"Wowza!!! I bought it just for the title - thought it would look super cool on my shelf - never thought I'd read it and certainly not enjoy it. Breathtaking descriptions of India. Corbett hunted man eating tigers in imperial India and these are some of his adventures. It's full of suspense and tons of action. His portrayal of the natives is respectful and honest. The story of the father searching the jungle at night for his lost son, alone and unarmed, is heartbreaking. The book is weirdly informative. Did you know you can tell the age, sex and health of a tiger from its pug (paw print)? I do now. This guy spent weeks alone in the jungle, hunting maneaters, sleeping in trees and living off the land. Corbett actually debates the morality of killing a maneater in its sleep. Need more!"
"Read this while still at school and loved it. It was a fascinating dip into a world that has maybe long since vanished and that i still remember it with such fondness say much for its effect."
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