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INDEXES

TITLE:

Description

Condition:

Price:

Index 1899-1936

1937 edition. Red cloth, 552 pages, with 1937 supplement in back pocket – 2 copies

G/VG

$7.50

Index 1899-1940

1941 edition. Red cloth, 549 pages, with 1941-42 supplement in back pocket

G/VG

$7.50

Index 1899-1946

1948 edition. Blue cloth, 772 pages, 1947/48 Supplement in back pocket

G/VG

$7.50

Index 1888-1946

1967 edition. Blue cloth, 698 pages, in torn d.j.

G/VG

$7.50

Index 1947-1969

1970 edition. Purple cloth, 620 pages in torn d.j.

G/VG

$6.00

Index 1947-1976

1977 edition.  Black cloth, 451 pages, d.j.

G/VG

$6.00

Index 1947-1983

1984 edition. Red cloth, 607 pages, in d.j. Ex-library.

Good

$6.00

Cumulative Index 1937-39

Supplement to 1936 index. 63 pages

Good

$6.00

Indexes – Half-year

6 month indexes from Jan-June, 1978 to July-Dec., 1983     

VG

$2.00 ea.

 

MISC. ITEMS

1935 Stratosphere Bookmark – made from balloon fabric from Explorer II, and given upon request to subscribers. Printed with photo image of the flight. Measures approx. 2-1/4” x 6-7/8”. WITH original presentation letter on Geographic letterhead – Very Good

$95.00

  

1915 Promotional Booklet – “Specimens in Miniature”, 5” x 6.75 page size

Good, torn back two pages

$15.00

1918 Promotional Booklet – “Specimems in Miniature”, 32 pages, 5” x 6.75” page size

Good, stains

$15.00

1919 Promotional Booklet – “Specimens in Miniature”, 32 pages, 5” x 6.75” page size

Good

$15.00

1922 Promotional Booklet – “Specimens in Miniature”, 32 pages, 5” x 6.75” page size – 3 copies

G/VG

$15.00 ea.

1931 Promotional Brochure, 24 pages, 5” x 7”

Fair/Good

$10.00

1933 Promotional Brochure, 12 pages, 5” x 7” – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

1935 Promotional Booklet, 10 pages, 5 ½” x 8”

G/VG

$12.50

2004 Promotional Booklet – “Selections from National Geographic”.  54 pages – 4 copies

VG

$10.00

The National Geographic and Its Magazine – A History by Gilbert Grosvenor. 1957, Yellow-border magazine design softbound illustrated book – 4 copies

G/VG

$25.00

National Geographic Globe* -- A Guide To Its Use. 1962, 20 pages

G/VG

$15.00

SPECIAL ARTICLE BOOKLETS:

October, 1937 Article Reprint

The Miracle of Talking By Telephone, distributed by AT&T

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$15.00

 

Sane

Good, cover discoloration

$12.50

July, 1954 Article Reprint

“New Miracles of Telephone Age” by Robert Leslie Conly

G/VG

$15.00

1964 Article Reprint

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The Last Full Measure

VG

$10.00

February, 1965 Article Reprint

“Four-Ocean Navy in the Nuclear Age” by Thomas W. McKnew

Not Available

NA

September, 1965 Article Reprint

United States Air Force

VG

$15.00

December, 1969 Article Reprint

“Yankee Cruises Turkey’s History-Haunted Coast” by Irving and Electra Johnson (includes letter from H. E. Esenbel, Ambassador of Turkey)

Not Available

NA

 

 (Below are individual issue articles, in hard paper covers, most likely prepared for use in schools)

 

Issue Date:

Cover/Issue Description:

Condition:*

Price:

1940

“Birds We Love.” Primary Elementary Series by Inez Brasier. Children’s Geographic Picture Studies

Good

$10.00

April, 1948

Southern States – “Founders of Virginia” by Sir Evelyn Wrench

VG

$7.50

January, 1949

American History – “Shrines of Patriot’s Devotion” by Frederick G. Vosburgh

VG

$7.50

April, 1950

 England -- “Kew: Commoner’s Royal Gardens” by Thomas Garner James

VG

$7.50

April, 1950

Spain and Portugal – “Speaking of Spain” by Lewis Marden

VG

$7.50

May, 1950

“Praying Mantis” by John G Pitkin

VG

$7.50

May, 1950

Southern States – “Mr. Jefferson’s Charlottesville” by Ann Revis

VG

$7.50

August, 1950

“Porcupines, Rambling Pincushions” by Donald A Spencer

VG

$7.50

July, 1951

Eastern States – “Wonderland in Longwood Gardens” by Edward C. Ferriday, Jr.

VG

$7.50

September, 1952

Indochina Faces the Dragon” by George W. Long

VG

$10.00

September, 1952

“Nature’s Clown, The Penguin” by David Hellyer

VG

$7.50

September, 1952

Travel and Geography – “Seeking the Secret of the Giants” by Frank M. Seltzer and Richard H. Stewart

VG

$7.50

April, 1953

Eastern States --  Washington’s Historic Georgetown” by William A. Kinney

VG

$7.50

July, 1953

“Ape With Friends in Washington” by Margaretta Burr Wells

VG

$7.50

August, 1953

“Beltsville Brings Science to the Farm” by Samuel Matthews

VG

$7.50

February, 1954

China – “Hong Kong Hangs On” by George W. Long

VG

$7.50

May, 1954

Southeast Asia – “War and Quiet on the Laos Frontier” by W. Robert Moore

VG

$7.50

September, 1954

America Goes to the Fair” by Samuel W. Matthews

VG

$10.00

November, 1954

“Saving Man’s Wildlife Heritage” by John Baker

VG

$7.50

October, 1956

“Surprising Switzerland” by Jean and Franc Shor

Good, stain

$6.00

March, 1957

American History – “History Awakens at Harper’s Ferry” by Volkmar Wentzel

VG

$7.50

May, 1957

American History – “Captain Smith of Jamestown” by Bradford Smith

VG

$7.50


BOOKS

TITLE:

Description

Condition:

Price:

National Geographic Atlas of the Fifty United States

Large (12.5” by 19”) – Heavy card stock covers, 1960 Edition

G/VG

$20.00

National Geographic Atlas of the World

Large (12.5” x 18.5”) Hardbound Atlas, 1975 edition, in dust jacket

Book – G/VG, Jacket – Good, edge tears

$25.00

 

Same – 1981 Edition, no jacket

G/VG

$25.00

 

Washington – The Nation’s Capitol

By William Howard Taft and James Bryce. From a 1915 issue – complete with both color foldouts. Approx. 60 pages, cloth

Good, small ink stains on cover

$25.00

Wild Animals of North America

From a 1918 issue. Cloth, approx. 200 pages. Frontispiece missing

Good

$20.00

Horses of the World

From a 1923 Issue. Cloth, approx. 150 pages

Good

$20.00

Hunting Wildlife With Camera and Flashlight

By George Shiras, 3rd. Volume 1 – Lake Superior Region, 1936, 1st Edition. Volume 2 – Wild Life of Coasts, Islands, and Mountains. 1936, 1st Edition. Blue cloth

Both Volumes G/VG

$45.00 the set

 

Same – 2nd Edition

Vol.1 – Good, Vol. 2 – G/VG

$35.00 the set

Indians of the Americas

“A Color Illustrated Record”. 1955, in dust jacket. 432 pages

Good

$20.00

 

Same, in DJ, 5th printing 1961

Good

$15.00

Book of Dogs

1958, 1st Edition. 430 pages, cloth, in jacket.

G/VG, wear and taped jacket repairs

$25.00

America's Wonderlands, The National Parks

1959. 512 pages, Green cloth, in d.j. Separate map in back – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

 

Same, 1966 edition, in d.j.

G/VG

$12.50

Stalking Birds with Color Camera by Arthur Allen

1961, 2nd printing. 328 pages, green cloth, no dust jacket

G/VG

$7.50

Song and Garden Birds of North America

1964. 400 pages, green cloth, in d.j. With inserted recordings of bird songs.

Fair/Good

$7.50

JFK: The Last Full Measure

Reprint of Article from 3/64 Issue

Good

$10.00

The Incredible Machine (the Body)

1989, 2nd printing. 384 pages, cloth, jacket

G/VG

$10.00

Vacationland USA

1970. 424 pages, Orange cloth, in d.j. Separate map in back.

G/VG

$7.50

Atlas of the World

Fifth Edition, 1981. 382 pages, blue cloth

G/VG

$20.00

Images of the World

1981. “Photography at the National Geographic”.  396 pages, cloth, jacket

G/VG

$15.00

Atlas of North America – Space Age Portrait of a Continent

1987, 2nd printing. 264 pages, softbound

G/VG

$15.00

The National Geographic Society

1997 -- 100 Years of Adventure & Discovery – 1888-1988 by C.D.B. Bryan, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. – Updated Edition Expanded to Include 110 Years with More Than 400 Photographs – 520 pages Hardbound in d.j.

G/VG

$20.00

 

Antarctica: The Last Continent

1998, National Geographic Destinations series. 200 pages, softbound.

VG

$10.00

Our Inviting Eastern Parklands                                                                                                             

1998 National Geographic Park Profiles Series. 200 Pages, softbound.

VG

$10.00

Pearl Harbor

Collector’s Edition, 2001, 30 pages – 2 copies

VG, light crease back cover

$10.00

100 Best Pictures

Special Member’s Edition Vol. 1, 120 pages – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

100 Best Pictures

Collector’s Edition, 2002 PB, 150 pages

G/VG

$10.00

Best of America

Collector’s Edition Vol. 2, 2002, PB, 144 pages

G/VG

$10.00

Earthpulse – State of the Earth 2010

2010, PB, 96 pges

G/VG

$10.00

Exploring History – 13 Notorious Villains

Oversize, Winter, 2013. 96 pages

VG

$10.00

125 Years of Great Explorations

Oversize, 2013. 128 pages

VG

$10.00

World War II

“The Spies and Secret Missions That Won the War, 2017, 112 pages

VG

$12.50

King Tut and the Golden Age of Pharaohs

Oversize, 2018. 112 pages

VG

$10.00

 

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