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Published by The National Geographic Society 1952
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Owner name sticker. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 339 pages.
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 1952
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Revised Edition. Features 236 species in color with biographies, 67 other color photographs, and 170 monochrome photographs. Tall gray boards, red spine, gold-color lettering and decorations, xi, 339 pp., illustrated throughout. Moderate wear, no owner names or gift notes, clean text,…tight binding.
Published by Nationial Geographic Society, Wash DC 1958
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. (12)339pp. Indexed. Color and black & white illustrations thru-out. Sturdy burgundy & gray cloth. A dandy copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall.
Published by National Geographic Society 1954
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Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. National Geographic Society, 1954. 1 volume broché(s) format In-8 bon.
Published by The National Geographic Society 1955
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Alantic Oddyssey, Ice age man, Denmark by full rigged ship, Rugged is the word for bravo, cookie tree land, Petra.
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. 1952
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Chessmen Come To Life In Marostica An Italian Towen Revives A Romantic Legend Of The Middle Ages In Which Suitors Played Chess For The hand Of A Lady Fair The National Geographic Magazine November 1956 Volume CX Number Five
John Oliver La Gorce (Editor) / New York State's new main street; the nation's newest old masters, with 22 paintings in full color; chessmen come to life in Marostica; vanished mystery men of hudson bay; sports-minded Melbourne, host to the olympics; Zoo animals go to school. fully illustrated by color as well as black & white photographs
Published by National Geographic Society 1956
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Articles include: New York State's new main street; the nation's newest old masters, with 22 paintings in full color; chessmen come to life in Marostica; vanished mystery men of hudson bay; sports-minded Melbourne, host to the olympics; Zoo animals go to school. fully illustrated by color as wel…l as black & white photographs.
Published by National Geographic Society 1956
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. All-out assault on Antarctica by rear admiral Richard E. Byrd; Boom on San Francisco bay; Alexander Graham Bell museum: tribute to genius; into the heart of Africa; Stalking central Africa's wildlife with 15 paintings in colour by Walter A. Weber. also.
Published by National Geographic Society 1956
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 180 pages. Articles include: Jeruslaem to Rome in the path of St. Paul; Springtime comes to Yellowstone; sky survey charts the universe; exploring the farthest reaches of space; Tasmania, Australia's island state; Florida's wild indians, the Seminole; Raccoon: amiable rogue in a black mask. full…y illustrated by color as well as black & white photographs.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [40 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 299-440, [and 14 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. Minor cover rippling noted. Spine has tears and chips. National Geographic is the official magazine of the Nati…onal Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: High Road in the Pyrenees with Map and 31 Illustrations (26 with Natural Colors) by H. V. Morton and Justin Locke; Men Who Measure the Earth with Map and 26 Illustrations (22 in Natural Colors) by Robert Conly and John E. Fletcher; Fossils Life the Veil of Time with Diagram and 23 Illustrations (19 in Natural Colors) by Harry S. Ladd and Roland W. Brown; People and Penguins of the Faraway Falklands with Map and 34 Illustrations (27 in Natural Colors) by Olin Sewall Pettingill; and Expedition to the Land of the Tiwi with Map and 26 Illustrations (12 in Natural Colors) by Charles P. Mountford. Charles Pearcy Mountford (8 May 1890 - 16 November 1976) was an Australian anthropologist and photographer. He is known for his pioneering work on indigenous Australians and his depictions and descriptions of their art. He also led the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1957
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [20 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 1-140, [and 8 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Sixty-four pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously… since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: On Australia's Coral Ramparts with Map and 50 Illustrations (41 in Color) by Paul A. Zahl; The Great St. Bernard Hospice Today with 13 Illustrations (6 in Color) by George Pickow; Pennsylvania Avenue, Route of Presidents with Map and 21 Illustrations (13 in Color) by Dorothea Jones, Stuart E. Jones, Volkmar Wentzel; Norway's Fjords Pit Men Against Mountains with Map and 22 Illustrations (18 in Color) by Andrew H. Brown; An Engineer's View of the Suez Canal with Map and 12 Illustrations by Glen R. Edgerton. Glen Edgar Edgerton (1887-1976) was a United States Army officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944. George Pickow (1922-2010) was a photographer and filmmaker who chronicled the folk and jazz music scenes in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries. Volkmar Kurt Wentzel (1915-2006) was a German American photographer/cinematographer. He was with the National Geographic Society for nearly 50 years. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Fair. [20 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 1-148, [and 4 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. Some tears and chips at spine. Ink notation on cover and on at least one page. National Geographic is the official… magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888, nine months after the Society was founded. Starting with its January 1905 publication of several full-page pictures of Tibet in 1900-1901, the magazine changed from being a text-oriented publication closer to a scientific journal to featuring extensive pictorial content, and became well known for this style. John Hyde was the first editor. This issue includes: Wildlife Adventuring in Jackson Hole with Map and 35 illustrations (32 in Natural Colors) by Frank Craighead and John Craighead; Athens to Istanbul with Map and 41 Illustrations (34 in Natural Colors) by Jean Shor and Franc Shor; Mauritius Island of the Dodo with map and 28 Illustrations (23 in Natural Color) by Quentin Keynes; Portraits of My Monkey Friends with 21 Illustrations (16 in Natural Colors) by Ernest P. Walker; Wringing Secrets from Greenland's Icecap with 2 Maps and 20 illustrations by Paul-Emile Victor; and Gold Medal Awarded to Mrs. Robert E. Peary. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [28 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 287-426, [and 12 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Sixty-four pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. The United States Map Supplement is NOT PRESENT. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Ge…ographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Our Green Treasury, the National Forests with 36 Illustrations (29 in Color) by Nathaniel T. Kenney and J. Baylor Roberts; Progress and Pageantry in Changing Nigeria with Map and 34 Illustrations (with 28 in Color) by W. Robert Moore; Gifts for the Jaguar God with Map and 8 Illustrations (4 in Color) by Philip Drucker and Robert F. Heizer; Kitimat--Canada's Aluminum Titan with Map and 18 Illustrations (10 in Color) by David S. Boyer; Philmont Scout Ranch Helps Boys Grow Up with Map and 13 Illustrations (10 in Color) by Andrew H. Brown; and The Diffident Truffle, France's Gift to Gourmets with 12 Illustrations. Philip Drucker (1911-1982) was an American anthropologist and archaeologist who specialized in the Native American peoples of the Northwest Coast of North America. Joseph Baylor Roberts (1902-1994) was one of the most dependable National Geographic staff photographers. He contributed to nearly 60 stories between 1936 and 1967. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [16 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 1-140, [and 8 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. Some damp signs on front cover National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It… has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: A Stroll Through Scotland to John o'Groat's with Map and 51 Illustrations (45 in Natural Colors) by Isobel Wylie Hutchison, R. A. Stewart, and D. S. Boyer; Hunting the Heartbeat of a Whale with a Map and 15 Illustrations (13 in Natural Colors) by Paul Dudley White, Samuel W. Matthews, and J. Baylor Roberts; Desert Sheikdoms of Arabia's Pirate Coast with May and 39 Illustrations (30 in Natural Colors) by Ronald Codrai; The Enigma of Bird Anting with 21 Illustrations (15 in Natural Colors) by Hance Roy Ivor; and Tom Sawyer's Town with Map and 22 Illustrations by Jerry Allen. Isobel Wylie Hutchison (30 May 1889-20 February 1982) was a Scottish Arctic traveler and botanist. She also wrote poetry, books on her travels and articles in various geographic magazines. Ronald Codrai, whose day job was working for the oil exploration concession, was a talented and prolific amateur photographer who turned his lens on what is now the UAE from the late-1940s. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Wraps. Condition: Very good. [32 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 589-736, [and 16 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has minor wear and soiling. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been publish…ed continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Many-splendored Glacierland with Map and 46 Illustrations (40 in Natural Colors) by George W. Long and Kathleen Revis; Minuteman of the Civil Air Patrol with 28 Illustrations (22 in Natural Colors) by Allan C. Fisher and John E. Fletcher; The Camargue, Land of Cowboys and Gypsies with Map and 30 Illustrations (19 in Natural Colors) by Eugene L. Kammerman; Maytime Miracle in Sherwood Gardens with 10 Illustration in Natural Colors by Nathaniel T. Kenney; Jungle Journeys in Sarawak with Map with 25 Illustrations by Hedda Morrison. Hedwig Marie "Hedda" Morrison (née Hammer; 13 December 1908 - 3 December 1991) was a German photographer who created memorable documentary images of Beijing, Hong Kong and Sarawak from the 1930s to the 1960s. Eugene Louis Kammerman was a passionate of photography who arrived with the American GI's on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1955
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Fair. [32 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 725-870, [and 14 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Ten Color supplement Map of Atlantic Ocean NOT PRESENT. Cover has wear and soiling. Some damp staining at edges. National Geographic is the… official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888, nine months after the Society was founded. Starting with its January 1905 publication of several full-page pictures of Tibet in 1900-1901, the magazine changed from being a text-oriented publication closer to a scientific journal to featuring extensive pictorial content, and became well known for this style. John Hyde was the first editor. This issue includes: Atlantic Odyssey: Iceland to Antarctica with 58 Illustrations (46 in Natural Colors) by Newman Bumstead and Volkmar Wentzel; Ice Age Man, the First American with Map and 19 illustrations (8 Paintings in Color) by Thomas R. Henry and Andre Durenceau; By Full-rigged Ship to Denmark's Fairyland with Map and 28 illustrations (25 in Natural Colors) by Alan Villiers and Alexander Taylor; Rugged Is the Word for Bravo with 13 Illustrations by Phillip M. Swatek; Christmas in Cookie Tree Land with 14 Illustrations in Natural Colors by Louise Parker La Gorce and B. Anthony Stewart; and Petra, Rose-Red Citadel of Biblical Edom with Map and 15 Illustrations (12 in Natural Colors) by David S. Boyer. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [26 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 707-854, [and 12 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Bible Lands Map is NOT PRESENT. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some damp stains at corner/edges National Geographic is the official magaz…ine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Jerusalem to Rome in the Path of St. Paul with 43 Illustrations (34 in Color) by David S. Boyer; Springtime Comes to Yellowstone with Map and 20 Illustrations (18 in Color) by Paul A. Zahl; Sky Survey Charts the Universe with 1 Illustration by Ira Sprague Bowen; Exploring the Farthest Reaches of Space with 9 Illustrations by George O. Abell; Tasmania, Australia's Island State with Map and 28 Illustrations (23 in Color) by Howell Walker; Florida's "Wild" Indians, the Seminole with Map and 26 Illustrations (22 in Color) by Louis Capron and Willard R. Culver; and Raccoon: Amiable Rogue in a Black Mask with 17 Illustrations by Melvin R. Ellis. Paul Arthur Zahl (1910 - 1985) was an explorer and biologist. He served as senior scientist to the National Geographic Society from 1958 to 1975. Abell made great contributions to astronomical knowledge which resulted from his work during and after the National Geographic Society - Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [40 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 567-706, [and 16 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has some wear and soiling. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published con…tinuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: New York State's New Main Street with Map and 41 Illustrations (35 in Color) by Matt C. McDade, B. Anthony Stewart, and Robert F. Sisson; The Nation's Newest Old Masters with 36 Illustrations (22 Paintings in Color) by John Walker; Chessmen Come to Life in Marostica with 10 Illustrations (9 in Color) by Alexander Taylor; Vanished Mystery Men of Hudson Bay with Map and 18 Illustrations (14 in Color) by Henry B. Collins and Eugene Ostroff; Sports-minded Melbourne, Host to the Olympics, Map with 5 Illustrations; and Zoo Animals Go to School with 13 Illustrations by Marion P. McCrane and W. E. Garrett. Marion P. McCrane headed the Information and Education Division of the National Zoological Park from 1962 through 1968. Eugene Ostroff (6 July 1928 - 26 August 1999) was a historian and curator of the Photographic History Collection at the National Museum of American History. Wilbur E. "Bill" Garrett, was once picture editor of National Geographic magazine. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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- First Edition
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Fair. [28 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 737-884, [and 12 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Alaska Map Supplement is NOT PRESENT. Cover has wear and soiling. Spine has some chipping. Damp stain on front cover and several interior p…ages. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Alaska's Warmer Side with 38 Illustrations (29 in Natural Colors) by Elsie May Bell Grosvenor; Alaska, the Big Land with 27 Illustrations (22 in Natural Colors) by W. Robert Moore; Photographing Northern Wild Flowers with 26 Illustrations (21 in Natural Colors) by Virginia A. Wells; Trieste--Side Door to Europe with Map and 28 Illustrations (19 in Natural Colors) by Harnett T. Kane and B. Anthony Steward; Solving Life Secrets of the Sailfish with 18 Illustrations (5 Painting in color) by Gilbert Voss, Craig Phillips, and B. Anthony Stewart; and Cyprus, Geography's Stepchild with Map and 13 Illustrations by Franc Shor. Harnett Thomas Kane (November 8, 1910 - September 4, 1984) was an author of some thirty books of Louisiana and southern history, geography, culture, and fiction. Elsie was the granddaughter of the Society's principal founder and first president, Gardiner Greene Hubbard; the daughter of its second president, Alexander Graham Bell; the wife of long-time president and editor, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor; the mother of the next president-editor, Melville Bell Grosvenor; and the grandmother of an ensuing president-editor-chairman, Gilbert M. Grosvenor. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
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The National Geographic Magazine January, 1955. Volume CVII, Number one
John Oliver La Gorce (Editor) / Contains article pages 117 to 132 with 4 b/w illustrations (1 map with location map and 3 photos) and 12 colour photos. Soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5. Life on a tiny Pacific atoll (3) South of the Equator), transformed in a busy Base. Also includes article by Irving and Electa Johnson "South Seas' Incredible Land Divers".
Published by National Geographic Society 1955
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- Periodical
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Contains article pages 117 to 132 with 4 b/w illustrations (1 map with location map and 3 photos) and 12 colour photos. Soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5. Life on a tiny Pacific atoll (3) South of the Equator), transformed in a busy Base. Also includes article by Irving and Electa Johnson "Sout…h Seas' Incredible Land Divers".
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1957
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Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. [32 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 141-282, [and 14 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Sixty-four pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. Some damp stains noted. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has…been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Wisconsin, Land of the Good Life with Map and 36 Illustrations (29 in color) by Beverley M. Bowie and Volkmar Wentzel; Charting our Sea and Air Lanes with Maps and 22 Illustrations (18 in Color) by Stuart E. Jones and J. Baylor Roberts; Roman Life in 1,600-year-old Color Pictures With 20 Illustrations (14 in Color) by Gino Vinicio Gentili and Duncan Edwards; Along the Storied Incense Roads of Aden with Maps and 18 Illustrations by Hermann F. Eilts and Brian Brake; and Dinkelsbuhl Rewards Its Children with Map and 14 Illustrations in Color by Charles Belden; and To 76,000 Feet by Strato-Lab Balloon with 15 Illustrations by Malcolm D. Ross and M. Lee Lewis, T. J. Abercrombie, and R. F. Sisson. Malcolm David Ross (1919 - 1985) was a captain in the U. S. Naval Reserve, an atmospheric scientist, and a balloonist who set several records for altitude, with more than 100 hours flight time in gas balloons by 1961. With another, he set the altitude record for a manned balloon flight. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by National Geographic Society 1952
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Condition: Good. 1952. Hardcover. Illustrated 4vo.Good copy. Fishing. . . . .
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, USA 1961
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Condition. Minor to Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. No Dust Jacket. Pictures available upon request.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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Wraps. Condition: Very good. [44 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 441-588, [and 20 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Sixty-four pages in color). Maps. Cover has minor wear and soiling. Ten-Color Supplement Map NOT PRESENT. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Ge…ographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: History Keeps House in Virginia with 38 Illustrations (25 in Natural Colors) by Howell Walker; Space Satellites, Tools of Earth Research with Map and 28 Illustrations (4 Paintings in Color) by Heinz Haber and William N. Palmstrom; Lake District Poets' Corner of England with Map and 29 Illustrations (19 in Natural Colors) by H. V. Morton and David S. Boyer; Ifalik, Lonely Paradise of the South Seas with Map and 33 Illustrations (29 in Natural Colors) by Marston Bates; and New Life for India's Villagers with 15 Illustrations by Anthony Chapelle and Georgette Dickey Chapelle. Heinz Haber (May 15, 1913 - February 13, 1990) was a German physicist and science writer who primarily became famous for his TV programs and books about physics and environmental subjects. His lucid style of explaining hard science has frequently been imitated by later popular science presenters in Germany. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC 1956
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- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Fair. [32 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 149-298, [and 10 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling. Some corner water staining noted. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Socie…ty. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. This issue includes: Exploring Davy Jones's Locker with Calypso with 10 illustrations (5 in Natural Colors) by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Luis Marden; Camera Under the Sea with 40 Illustrations (30 in Natural Colors) by Luis Marden; Virgin Islands: Tropical Playland, U.S.A. with map and 24 Illustrations (20 in Natural Colors) by John Scofield and Charles Allmon; The Making of a New Australia, with map and 27 Illustrations (22 in Natural Colors) by Howell Walker; An Exotic New Oriole Settles in Florida with 4 illustrations (1 in Natural Colors) by Charles M. Brookfield and Oliver Griswold; Pescadores, Wind-swept Outposts of Formosa with map and 22 Illustrations (18 in Natural Colors) by Horace Bristol; and The International Geophysical Year with 2 maps and 13 Illustrations by Hugh Dryden. Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 - December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958 until his death. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus.
Language: English
Published by National Geographic Society - Washington, D.C. 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.Barberry Lane Booksellers
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 45.27
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Light blue cloth on boards with gold lettering and Nat Geo seal to front and titling to spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out - book is Near Fine. Filled with b/w and color plates of fish and fishermen.
