JIM CORBETT, R E HAWKINS (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). (1978) 1991 reprint. Small 8vo paperback (129 x 196mm). Ppvi,250 + 14pp ads. B/w frontispiece photograph, maps. Cover quite marked. Internally fine. Extracts from Corbett's books. Includes one chapter previously unpublished (on a "wolf-child"), and one chapter from the rare privately-published "Jungle Stories." The stories have been selected by R.E. Hawkins, Corbett's publisher and editor, who has also provided an introduction on the man, his life and his work. Chapters include: Kunwar Singh; Schooldays; Loyalty; Life at Mokameh Ghat; Mothi; The law of the jungles; The Muktesar man-eater; The Panar leopard; Goongi; The Pipal Pani tiger; The pilgrim road; Terror; Vigil on a pine-tree; The Chowgarth tigers; The bachelor of Powalgarh; The fish of my dreams; Robin; Wild life in the village: an appeal; The Mohan man-eater; Just tigers; On man-eating; Looking back. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). (1978) 1991 reprint. 8vo paperback (129 x 196mm). Ppviii,250 + 14pp ads. B/w frontispiece photograph, maps. Very good second-hand paperback. Extracts from Corbett's books. Includes one chapter previously unpublished (on a "wolf-child"), and one chapter from the rare privately-published "Jungle Stories." The stories have been selected by R.E. Hawkins, Corbett's publisher and editor, who has also provided an introduction on the man, his life and his work. Chapters include: Kunwar Singh; Schooldays; Loyalty; Life at Mokameh Ghat; Mothi; The law of the jungles; The Muktesar man-eater; The Panar leopard; Goongi; The Pipal Pani tiger; The pilgrim road; Terror; Vigil on a pine-tree; The Chowgarth tigers; The bachelor of Powalgarh; The fish of my dreams; Robin; Wild life in the village: an appeal; The Mohan man-eater; Just tigers; On man-eating; Looking back. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1986). (1978) 1986 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback (129 x 196mm). Ppviii,250 + 14pp ads. B/w frontispiece photograph, maps. Some browning and use, wear to covers but good-plus. Extracts from Corbett's books. Includes one chapter previously unpublished (on a "wolf-child"), and one chapter from the rare privately-published "Jungle Stories." The stories have been selected by R.E. Hawkins, Corbett's publisher and editor, who has also provided an introduction on the man, his life and his work. Chapters include: Kunwar Singh; Schooldays; Loyalty; Life at Mokameh Ghat; Mothi; The law of the jungles; The Muktesar man-eater; The Panar leopard; Goongi; The Pipal Pani tiger; The pilgrim road; Terror; Vigil on a pine-tree; The Chowgarth tigers; The bachelor of Powalgarh; The fish of my dreams; Robin; Wild life in the village: an appeal; The Mohan man-eater; Just tigers; On man-eating; Looking back. .

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Not stated (illustrator). A vibrant collection of Jim Corbett's stories from his career as a tiger-hunter in India, compiled by his editor, R. E. Hawkins. An immersive collection of stories of India from Anglo-Indian hunter, tracker and naturalist, Jim Corbett.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece of Corbett and his family.Corbett was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh to hunt the man-eating tigers and leopards that were attacking people in the nearby villages.These stories, originating from various other publications, were selected by Jim Corbett's editor, R. E. Hawkins. He also served on the Executive Committee of the Bombay Natural History Society.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with shelf wear. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.