CORBETT, Jim.

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Man-Eaters of Kumaon. First edition. "Corbett describes his hunts after the Champwat man-eater, the Chowgargh tigers, the Powalgargh tiger, and other adventures" (Czech). Two plates in the final chapter, with shots of tigers taken from the author's cine-photography, do not appear in later editions.Corbett (1875-1955) was a British hunter known for killing some of the most notorious man-eating tigers in India. The Champawat tiger, for example, was responsible for 200 deaths and the Panar Leopard killed 400 before it was shot by Corbett. While this made him famous in the West, he is remembered in India as the father of conservation. He promoted wildlife photography over trophy hunting and helped to found India's first wildlife reserve, now called Jim Corbett National Park. Man-Eaters of Kumaon became an international best-seller and was adapted into a film in 1948."He was in continual danger and more than once was nearly killed. His resolve and bravery became legendary and brought him the deepest affection and even worship of the Kumaoni people, who still regard him as a sadhu or holy man. He maintained that no tiger or leopard was by nature a man-eater but became one through injury or by the effect of human environmental factors such as careless hunting or habitat destruction" (ODNB).0

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