Jim Corbett was a renowned British-Indian hunter, conservationist, and writer, best known for his work in preserving wildlife and his writings about his experiences in the jungles of India. His most famous works chronicle his adventures tracking and capturing man-eating tigers and leopards, as well as his observations of wildlife in the Indian subcontinent.
Book 1: Man-Eaters of Kumaon
With an introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett Governor of the United
Provinces and a preface by Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, 1936-43.
Publisher: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, London
Year: 1944
Plates: 4
Size: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 in (21.8 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm)
Book 2: The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Publisher: Oxford University Press , London
Year: 1954
Plates: 10
Size: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 in (21.8 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm)
Book 3: The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
Publisher: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford
University Press, London
Year: 1948
Plates: 11
Size: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 in (21.8 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm)
The books are well-used and show age-related wear
Provenance: Property from a collection based in New Delhi
