Photographs and typescripts relating to the celebrated hunter of man-eating wild cats Major Jim Corbett CIE (1875-1955), Corbett was active in stalking and killing notorious man-eating tigers and leopards from 1906 to 1938 in Northern India, later moving to Kenya, and becoming a pioneer conservationist with parks named after him both in India and Kenya; three typescripts in this lot appear to be roughly contemporary transcripts of letters sent by Corbett, with the fourth a copy-letter sent by his great friend Sir William Ibbotson, Deputy Commissioner of Garwhal and Kumaon, who accompanied him on some of his expeditions, who probably formed this collection of memorabilia - typescripts - Corbett to Ibbotson, 17/10/25, about first attempt to kill man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag, sent from there, pp5, Ibbotson to Mr Stiffe, Deputy Commissioner of Almora, 8/5/26, giving detailed account of Corbett's dispatch of the man-eating leopard, accompanied by Ibbotson himself, with aim of awarding him a CIE (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire) to Corbett (which he was granted eventually as one of the last recipients in King George VI's Birthday Honours in 1946), pp9, Corbett to unknown addressee, 19/5/28, sent from Khansun, about killing of two tigers, pp3, Corbett to 'Ibby', 2/12/38, on train to Haldwani, travelling from home at Kaladhungi, transcript of pencil original, about tense hunt and killing of his last tiger, pp3, on 'flimsy' laid paper, F, some damp staining; silver prints - Corbett posing with body of 1926 leopard (1), Ibbotson (?) with body (1), Indian attendants with body (3), dead tiger, possibly 1938 (3), two dead tigers, possibly 1928 (1), others (5), most apx. 210mm x 160mm, P, with bundle of unmounted quarter-plate contact silver prints of trip to Tibet, including people, topography and monasteries, some with pencil inscriptions, probably 1920 and relating to trip by Ibbotson, with three other images and 1950s UK theatre programmes (a lot)