Man Eaters of Kumaon, Jim Corbett - First American Edition, 1st Printing - 1946

This first American edition, first printing of Man Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett is a unique and fascinating addition to any collection.

Stated 'First American Edition' on copyright page with no additional printings listed. Published by Oxford University Press: New York. Bright orange cloth binding. Map endpapers. 235pp. 5 black and white photographs. Introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett. Preface by Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India 1936-43. 8vo – 8″ – 9″ Tall.

Includes original dust jacket, unclipped, with some chipping and creasing on top of spine. Boards are bright and clean. Binding is strong. Interior is clean with no markings, inscriptions, or paste-ins.

This is Corbett’s most famous work, describing his thrilling true adventures hunting the man-eating tigers that terrorized the villages in the Himalayan foothills of India from 1907 to 1938. One of the man-eaters Jim Corbett killed was responsible for over 400 documented deaths. A fascinating collectible book.