Jim Corbett's India (1978-1st) British Raj Indian Stories, Hunting, Shooting, HB

Jim Corbett's India\nCorbett, Jim; R. E. Hawkins (editor)\nPublished by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1978. First edition. Vg in price clipped jacket, minor creasing to the edges.  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. \n---------------------------------------------\nOne of a number .