Tiger Tiger Tapa dura - 1984

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There are a few tiny white spots on the cover. The dust jacket has some scratches..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 218 page first edition hardcover. Well illustrated by color and black & white photographs. Has glossary and bibliography. The author has spent twenty-five years studying and working to support the threatened tiger population of northern India. This book is the story. Has map end papers front and back.

This book has been read, very minor crease on dust jacket, no wear on covers, no markings on inner pages. Spine intact, no creases

"No human being has ever lived in closer harmony with tigers than the distinguished Indian naturalist Arjan Singh. For the past twenty-five years he has devoted his life to the study and support of the great cats, and this thrilling account is the result. In a wide ranging historical survey he shows that it was the Victorian Bristish who gave the tiger its bad name: always trying to kill it, they saw the animal only when it was being threatened, and so described it as a cruel and ravening monster. This attitude, continuing far into the present century, reduced tigers to the verge of extinction. Not until the launch of project TIger in the early 1970s did the tide begin to turn. The author played a unique part in the rescue operation, rearing and returning to the jungle a zoo-born tigress called Tara, whom he had acquired as a cub. It is his detailed observation of Tara… Leer más

London: Cape, 1984 faintly sunned DW spine, map endpapers, 218pp + plates, the foremost Indian naturalist surveys the history of the tiger in India including the problem of Man-Eaters. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!