Man-Eaters Of Kumaon, Jim Corbett, Oxford University Press, 1952, Illustrated Edition, First Edition, First Impression The best known of the author's books. This details the experiences he had in the Kumaon region of India from the 1900s to the 1930s while hunting man-eating Bengal tigers and Indian leopards. The book also offers first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna and village life in this region. The book is illustrated throughout with drawings by Raymond Sheppard. The book is in very good condition. The binding is tight with a slight lean, the boards clean apart from marks to the back board and the lettering on the spine is bright. The slightly foxed end papers and pages are free from marks, tears and inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover still retains its excellent colouring and is in very good condition. There is loss to both corners of the front cover, a crease to the bottom edge of the front cover, nibbling to the top and bottom edges of the spine, loss to the corners of the spine and a small tear to the top edge of the back cover. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.