Jim Corbett's classic stories of hunting the man-eating tigers of India have thrilled generations of readers and made him famous world-wide. Born in India in 1875, Corbett was at home in the jungles from an early age, killing his first leopard when he was only eight. Tigers were his most sought after prey but, in time, he began to turn toward conservation. From the mid-1920s he stopped shooting tigers for sport, only killing the man-eaters that plagued many Indian villages. In 1936 Corbett was instrumental in creating India ...
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Jim Corbett's classic stories of hunting the man-eating tigers of India have thrilled generations of readers and made him famous world-wide. Born in India in 1875, Corbett was at home in the jungles from an early age, killing his first leopard when he was only eight. Tigers were his most sought after prey but, in time, he began to turn toward conservation. From the mid-1920s he stopped shooting tigers for sport, only killing the man-eaters that plagued many Indian villages. In 1936 Corbett was instrumental in creating India's first tiger reserve--perhaps the world's first "big-game park"--and was a devoted conservationist for the remainder of his years. The Carpet Sahib is the story of this remarkable man. Martin Booth, who spent ten years of research on this definitive biography, follows Corbett's footsteps through the Himalayan jungles and foothills that provided the backdrop for some of his most hair-raising adventures. Booth brings to life a man of inestimable courage and integrity whose love for India, her people, and her natural treasures was intense. Today, Jim Corbett is revered in Northern India as the legendary holy figure who fought the devil in his disguise as a man-eating big cat, and by those who have so enjoyed his gripping collections of tales. This is the first book to reveal the man behind the myth.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. John Culler & Sons, 1995, 8vo, 278 pages. Book part of the Jim Corbett Collection. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is number 72. Book bound in a full red leather with top edge gilt. Five raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and design on front board. Frontis with additional illustrations. Book in near fine condition.
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Fine. Book Limited Edition, of which this is #628 of 1500. Full red goat leather binding. Raised bands on spine. Gilt titles and illustrations on spine and front. Top edge gilt. Binding is Smythe sewn, then glued. Map endpapers. Fine.
