Description: Click here to see our other books! Man-Eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett 1945 Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press : Oxford 8.5" by 5.5" xvi, 210pp. SUMMARY A bright second edition of Jim Corbett's popular account of hunting Bengal tigers in Indian leopards, complete with its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION First-hand account of Jim Corbett's experiences hunting man-eating Bengal tigers and Indian leopards in the Kumaon region of India in the early twentieth century. The best known work by this author, containing ten stories of tracking and shooting man-eating tigers, and incidental information on flora, fauna, and village life. Both first and second editions are rare and the dust wrappers exceptionally so. The second edition of this work, complete with its scarce, unclipped dust wrapper designed by John Butterworth. With frontispiece and five full page photographic plates in black and white. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Dust wrapper unclipped and sound with shelf wear, chipping to head and tail of spine, general light soiling. Mary Hunter's ex libris bookplate to dedication leaf, inscribed 'To Mary with many happy returns of the day. From Joan and Elizabeth.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Sports and Recreation
Publisher: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press
Author: Jim Corbett
Binding: Cloth
Subject: Sports
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: Oxford
Illustrator: Not Stated
Signed: No
Place of Publication: Oxford
Year Printed: 1945
Country/Region of Manufacture: Oxford
