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'Engrossing tale of a leopard that took the lives of 125 people in the Kumaon Garhwal area from 1918 to 1926. Illustrated with photographs and endmaps, pp.[vi].191. Frontis. The endmaps show the leopard's territory (500 sq. miles of hill country) and the number of kills it made in various areas.' The illustrations are by Raymond Shepherd, who also did the DW, and has his dedication on the ffep. DW in archival sleeve; rubbed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016096
Titel: The Man Eating Leopard Of Rudraprayag
Verlag: OUP, UK
Erscheinungsdatum: 1954
Einband: Cloth
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
Signiert: Signed by Illustrator(s)
Anbieter: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, Indien
Soft cover. Zustand: New. Edward James Jim Corbett was a British hunter, turned conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eaters in India. Corbett held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the government of the United Provinces, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were harassing people in the nearby villages of the Garhwal and Kumaon region. His hunting successes earned him a long-held respect and fame amongst the people residing in the villages of Kumaon. Some even claim that he was considered to be a sadhu (saint) by the locals. Corbett was an avid photographer and after his retirement, authored the Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore, and other books recounting his hunts and experiences, which enjoyed much critical acclaim and commercial success. Later on in life, Corbett spoke out for the need to protect India s wildlife from extermination and played a key role in creating a national reserve for the endangered Bengal tiger by using his influence to persuade the provincial government to establish it. The national park was renamed Jim Corbett National Park in his honour in 1957 after his death in 1955. Signed by Author(s). Artikel-Nr. 152043
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Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. pp. 184. Artikel-Nr. 372181731
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Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Artikel-Nr. mon0003925728
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Vereinigtes Königreich
Sheppard, Raymond (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Paperback, 2002). (1948) 2008 Indian paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (138 x 215mm). Ppvi,165,ii[map]. Illustrations by Raymond Sheppard, end-paper map. Slight use but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "The present book gives an absorbing account of [Corbett's] prolonged and hard-won campaign against a single leopard, an animal which outdoes tigers in cunning and ferocity. Roaming over an area of 500 square miles, the Rudraprayag leopard brought terror to the inhabitants of Garhwal for eight years, and year after year all efforts to kill it failed. On and off, Jim Corbett stalked it during the last two years of its career, finally destroying it at the end of an uninterrupted ten week pursuit." "It is an intensely exciting story which gains in effect by the simple and unaffected manner of its telling." (Times Literary Supplement). . Artikel-Nr. 63174
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G8129141841I4N00
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G8129141841I4N00
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Anbieter: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, USA
Zustand: Good. Sheppard, Raymond (illustrator). Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 5554022-6
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Anbieter: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. 48th impression. Printed boards, dj, F/VG. vi+604pp, b/w frontis, b/w illustrations throughout, b/w map, edges a little bumped. A collected edition of the hunting reminiscences of Corbett, which were originally published between 1944 - 1954. Edward James Corbett [ 1875 - 1955 ] Anglo-Indian hunter, author and early conservationist. 750 grams. Artikel-Nr. 61321
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Anbieter: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Vereinigtes Königreich
Sheppard, Raymond (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Paperback, 1991). (1948) 1991 Indian paperback edition. 8vo paperback (139 x 216mm). Ppvi,191. Illustrations by Raymond Sheppard, end-paper map. Slightly used and browned but a good second-hand copy. "The present book gives an absorbing account of [Corbett's] prolonged and hard-won campaign against a single leopard, an animal which outdoes tigers in cunning and ferocity. Roaming over an area of 500 square miles, the Rudraprayag leopard brought terror to the inhabitants of Garhwal for eight years, and year after year all efforts to kill it failed. On and off, Jim Corbett stalked it during the last two years of its career, finally destroying it at the end of an uninterrupted ten week pursuit." "It is an intensely exciting story which gains in effect by the simple and unaffected manner of its telling." (Times Literary Supplement). . Artikel-Nr. 63172
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Anbieter: Speedyhen, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: NEW. Artikel-Nr. NW9788129141842
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