ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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TIGER HUNTING BOOKS 

Over the years, I bought a lot of books in second-hand bookstores. I also visited a lot of foreign cities to search for books. Still do it. This is how I found 'Man-eaters of Kumaon' (Jim Corbett).

A decade ago or so, the internet became more important. Today, book-sellers from all over the world use it to reach potential customers. There are many ways to search for tiger books, but 'tiger hunting books' always paid dividends.

A century and a half ago, big game hunters started writing about their experiences. Although some failed to deliver anything of interest, most had something to say. The best of them will drag you into unknown regions that were very wild only a century ago. Some books really are small treasures.   

Compared to many things that most of us need for some reason or another, old books are not that expensive. They range between 10 and, very seldom, 500 American dollars and I can fully confirm that most are a joy forever. This post has a few sites that could be of interest.

The first of these is Safari Press. Not seldom, they ask someone in know to write a book for them. These books are signed by the author and have a limited edition. Although they, compared to many others, are a bit expensive, the books are new and neat. Same, of course, for the photographs.

The second site is this one:    

http://www.shakariconnection.com/tiger-hunting-books.html

Highly recommended. Same for Safari Press. Reply