The Temple Tiger & More Man - Eaters Of Kumaon - Jim Corbett - 1955 - Big - Game Hunt
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Corbett, Col. Jim : The Temple Tiger & More Man-Eaters of Kumaon
New York Oxford U. 1955. 2nd print of 1st edit. 8vo in brown boards [ 5.5" x 8.25"] 197 pgs.Vintage photos.
Col. James Corbett was born in India during the "Raj" period. He was active in the Indian/British army in both World Wars. after WW II he contracted to rid the NE Indian area of Kumaon of a plague of man-eating tigers. This is the last of his five books on the subject.He was a tiger hunter... par excellence, and bagged a few man-eating leopards as well.In his later years he became an outspoken voice in the conservation of India's wildlife and a large National Park in the foothills of the Himalayas is today named for him.
Very Good/Very Good
$4.22 Dom. S/H
New York Oxford U. 1955. 2nd print of 1st edit. 8vo in brown boards [ 5.5" x 8.25"] 197 pgs.Vintage photos.
Col. James Corbett was born in India during the "Raj" period. He was active in the Indian/British army in both World Wars. after WW II he contracted to rid the NE Indian area of Kumaon of a plague of man-eating tigers. This is the last of his five books on the subject.He was a tiger hunter... par excellence, and bagged a few man-eating leopards as well.In his later years he became an outspoken voice in the conservation of India's wildlife and a large National Park in the foothills of the Himalayas is today named for him.
Very Good/Very Good
$4.22 Dom. S/H
