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The Jim Corbett Omnibus: Man-Eaters of Kumaon - The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon - The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
by Corbett, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor in Fair dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0195627628
- ISBN 13
- 9780195627626
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Delhi: Oxford University Press. Poor in Fair dust jacket. (1991). Hardcover. 0195627628 . Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Hinges broken. Rear board separated from text block with spine mull visible. Binding shaken. Large tear to dust-jacket with adhesive tape repairs. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A reading copy. Binding worn. ; 1991 reprint, in same year as the first publication of this omnibus edition. xv, [1], 214, [4], 183, [1 (blank)], [4], 191, [1 (blank)] pages. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 211 x 136mm. Small in-text illustrations in "The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon" and "The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag". An omnibus volume collecting three titles by Jim Corbett, which were originally published in 1944, 1954, and 1948. ; .
Synopsis
Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, the three classic collections of Corbett's hunting stories, which vividly bring to life the drama and beauty of the jungle and its wildlife are here brought together in a single volume for the first time.
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25649
- Title
- The Jim Corbett Omnibus: Man-Eaters of Kumaon - The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon - The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
- Author
- Corbett, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor in Fair dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0195627628
- ISBN 13
- 9780195627626
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Delhi
- Date Published
- (1991)
- Keywords
- 0195627628
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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