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Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1917
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Scuffs, soils, stains, edge wear, etc. A readable copy. 420 pages. Book.
Published by National Geographic Society, 1917
Seller: Zane W. Gray, BOOKSELLERS, Fairfield, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Cover has soiling, wear nad chipping; corners rubbed through cloth. Front free endpaper has 2" tear.
Published by Alpha Edition, 2020
ISBN 10: 9354014151ISBN 13: 9789354014154
Seller: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
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Soft Cover. Condition: new.
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Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1917
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Flexible cloth. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The cover shows wear and the corners are rounded. The binding is cracked. ; With 1197 Flags in Full Colors; 300 Additional Illustrations in Black and White. ; Drawings.
Published by National Geographic, Washington, 1917
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 140 pp. 7 1/4 x 10. Tan cloth covered boards, stamped in dark blue on front. No dj. Minor wear to cloth at edges & hinges. No markings noted.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 133392710XISBN 13: 9781333927103
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Flags of the World. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington D. C., 1917
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. First Edition. Light brown cloth with blue printing and borders on cover. Bumped and worn corners, worn spine tips and shaky front hinge starting. A few foxing spots on endpapers only. Unmarked. "With 1197 Flags in Full Colors; 300 Additional Illustrations in Black and White". Bound in, printed letter from President Woodrow Wilson, congratulating the author on this work. 420 pp. Flags, Survey and encyclopedia of world flags, Geography, Nonfiction, Education.
Cloth. Condition: Good. 4to, 419 pp., color & b/w illus. Spine cocked, covers worn, soiled, stained at rear, hinges starting, page edges lightly stained, wrinkling from moisture to rear endpapers. Interior clean and unmarked, illustrations bright.
Published by Washington: National Geographic Society, (). First Edition., 1971
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Octavo, tan cloth (hardcover) lettered in black, including the former-owner's name, Charles Elliott Ballard (hotelier and circus owner). Good; head of spine a bit frayed, with former-owner's signature (charles Ed Ballard). Political Science, World History, Political History, Flags, Symbols. mks.
Published by Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society (1917)., 1917
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
VG. Begins with letter from Woodrow Wilson praising book. History & symbolism of flag, insignia of uniformed forces. Light brown binding, dark brown lettering. Illustrated by Col illus 1197 flags, photos. Revised.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Spine/cover worn. (Flags, world history).
Published by Andesite Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 1296613925ISBN 13: 9781296613921
Seller: West Coast Bookseller, Moorpark, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition. Original 1917 National Geographic publication.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016751893ISBN 13: 9781016751896
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Flags, World ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C., 1917
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition.
Published by National Geographic, 1917., 1917
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. National Geographic Magazine October 1917. Vol. XXXII Number 4. About 150p. Photos. Includes article on "Insignia of Our Uniformed Forces" Many Color plates of US, State, and international flags B/W photos of military insignia. Wraps. Near Fine Copy. Book.
Published by Generic
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016746539ISBN 13: 9781016746533
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1917
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: fair. Pagination is [8], 282-420. Occasional notes. The pages of the Flag Book are numbered as they appeared in the National Geographic (No. 4, Vol. 32). Illus. (many in color). 1197 Flags in Full Colors. 300 Additional Illustrations in Black and White. Numbered annotations associated with numbered flags. Cover is slightly stained and soiled Some edge soiling. A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design that is used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or as decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have since evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signaling and identification, especially in environments where communication is similarly challenging (such as the maritime environment where semaphore is used). National flags are patriotic symbols with varied wide-ranging interpretations, often including strong military associations due to their original and ongoing military uses. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for other decorative purposes. The study of flags is known as vexillology, from the Latin word vexillum, meaning flag or banner. Commodore Byron McCandless (September 5, 1881 - May 30, 1967) was a longtime U.S. Navy officer who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I and the Legion of Merit during World War II. He was also prominent in the field of vexillology (the study of flags), and helped design two separate versions of the Flag of the President of the United States. He was the father of Bruce McCandless, also a naval officer, and the grandfather of NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II. Commodore McCandless was later promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list. McCandless developed in interest in flags, a field later called vexillology, and in 1917 was described by National Geographic Magazine as the "foremost flag expert of the United States Government and probably the leading authority in the world on flag usages among maritime nations". McCandless authored almost the entire October 1917 issue of National Geographic, their "Flag Number", depicting nearly 1200 world flags in color and including a history of the American flag. In 1923, McCandless discovered the 1779 Dutch sketches of the Serapis flag in the records of the Chicago Historical Society, removing any doubt as to what the flags actually looked like. In 1915, Woodrow Wilson decided to design a new flag for the presidency, replacing the separate flags then in use by the Army and the Navy. McCandless, the Aide to the Secretary of the Navy at the time, participated in the discussions along with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary of War Henry Breckinridge. McCandless suggested a design which added four stars to the Navy's version (which used the Great Seal on a blue background), as this would be enough to distinguish it from the Army infantry flag. McCandless then met with Wilson to demonstrate the proposed design; Wilson liked it but wanted to use the eagle from the presidential seal instead. This became the final design, and Wilson issued Executive Order 2390 on May 29, 1916 to officially define it. In March 1945, Franklin Roosevelt wondered if the four stars were still appropriate, given the creation of the five-star Fleet Admiral and General of the Army ranks during World War II. Despite initial responses which recommended no change (the stars were not supposed to be indicative of rank), Roosevelt persisted and had a message sent to his old colleague McCandless, by this time a Commodore and commanding the Naval Repair Base in San Diego. Roosevelt died on April 12 before McCandless could reply, but Truman still expressed interest, so on May 29 McCandless sent a long letter containing a history of the President's flag, dozens of attachments and several recommendations for a redesign. McCandless primarily suggested using four six-pointed stars, each made up with twelve smaller stars. The six stars would indicate a higher rank, while the 48 total stars would represent the states. Truman (as a civilian) did not like the idea of designating rank, so instead requested a simple circle of 48 stars. McCandless accordingly made up a new drawing with this design. Further alterations (turning the eagle's head to its right, and changing the eagle to full color) were made by Arthur E. DuBois of the Heraldic Section of the Army's Office of the Quartermaster General (the forerunner of the Army Institute of Heraldry). This design was used for the presidential coat of arms, seal, and flag, and was officially defined with Executive Order 9646 issued on October 25, 1945. The accompanying press release discussed McCandless' role at length. It is still the current design for the presidential seal and flag, as the only changes since have been to add more stars after Alaska and Hawaii became states. In 1962, McCandless began writing an extensive book on the Flag of the United States in collaboration with Annapolis classmate Rear Admiral William R. Furlong, but died in 1967 well before the book was finished. Furlong continued working on the book, and in 1971 turned over more than a thousand pages to the Smithsonian Institution, the sponsor (Furlong himself died in 1976). Dr. Harold D. Langley of the Smithsonian eventually edited down the manuscript to a 260-page book, So Proudly We Hail: The History of the United States Flag, which was published in 1981. Gilbert Grosvenor was the long-time Editor of the National Geographic Magazine. Reprint from its Geographic Magazine appearance.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C, 1917
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1197 flags in full color and 300 additional b&w illustrations, flags of the world, American flag, state flags, pennants, insignias of US army, many b&w historic photographs, reprint of Woodrow Wilson's letter to Grosvenor praising the Flag issue of Ntl. Geographic Magazine, inlaid is article clipped from the magazine re the Romance of Military Insignia, with color illustrations of medals of merit, b&w photos of living emblems made up of tens of thousands of officers (US Shield, Statue of Liberty, etc.) taken from the air (early aviation). Book interior tight and clean, lt. brown covers with black lettering, Clean.