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Man-Eaters of Kumaon
de Corbett, Jim
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- First
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- Very Good in Good dust jacket
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NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 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 .
Sinopsis
Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a sahib Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter. Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre. Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century. The stories also offer first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big-game hunting.
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- Librería
- Round Table Books, LLC
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 28471
- Título
- Man-Eaters of Kumaon
- Autor
- Corbett, Jim
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edición
- First American Edition. First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Oxford University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1946
- Palabras clave
- Hunting, Tigers, Adventure, Memoir
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Sobre Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
