Author: Jim Corbett 

Title: The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

Publication: First Edition 4th Impression Published By Oxford University Press London 1954................ (See Pictures) 

Condition Of Book and Dust-Wrapper: 

This is a Very Good Copy of this book in green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Poor Dust-Jacket which has it's spine detached from the front cover and with several nicks and tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership names present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning ro rolling to spine.The pages remain crisp and clean with no internal markings etc,illustrated with 7 b&w plates.8vo 166pp First Edition 4th Impression.Jim Corbett was an Indian-born British hunter,tracker,naturalist and Writer who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Kumaon-Garhwal Regions.He authored Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore, and other books recounting his hunts and experiences, which enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success. He became an avid photographer and spoke out for the need to protect India's wildlife from extermination [1954] 

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