Author: Grosvenor, Gilbert

National Geographic Magazine, April, 1927 : Domestic Fowl ; Fowl of Old and New World ; Debt to the Hen ; Chinese Farmers Since Noah

Price: $15.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1927

Seller ID: 23508

Condition: Very Good+

200 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, 38 + 122 pages numbered 379 to 500 + 40 pages, total 200 pages, 175 b/w photos and illustrations, 29 color illustrations from life, plus all the usual display ads. ; Volume 51, Number 4, April 1927. Contents: 1) Races of Domestic Fowl, by M. A. Jull, 120 b/w photos and illustrations. 2) Fowl of the Old and New World, by Hashime Murayama, 29 full-color paintings. 3) America's Debt to the Hen, by Harry R. Lewis, 18 b/w photos and illustrations. 4) Chinese Farmers Since the Days of Noah, by Adam Warwick, 37 b/w photos. ; Covers show light wear and pale smudg...
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National Geographic Magazine, August 1927 : Canals of Southern France, Smiling Alsace, Flying Dirigible Norge over North Pole, Island of Komodo, Growth of Aviation

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $18.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1927

Seller ID: 23642

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

152 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Yellow and white softcover, 14 pages of ads + 116 pages numbered 126 to 242 + 22 pages of ads, total 152 glossy pages, over 100 b/w photos, 11 color photos of Alsace, a region of France. ; Volume 52, Number 2, August 1927. Contents: Canoeing Canals of Southern France, by Melville Chater. Smiling Alsace, by Gervais Courtellemont. Flying Dirigible Norge over North Pole, by General Umberto Nobile. Stalking Dragon Lizard on Island of Komodo, by W. Douglas Burden. Air Conquest: Growth of Aviation, by Grosvenor. ; Covers show very light wear, some darkening of color, but ...
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National Geographic Magazine, December, 1924 : Puerto Rico ; Cornwall ; Arctic Siberia

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $13.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1924

Seller ID: 23520

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

180 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, pale yellow covers, 32 pages of ads + 120 pages numbered 599 to 718 + 28 pages of ads, total 180 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos and illustrations, 12 full-page full-color photos. ; Volume 46, number 6, December 1924. Contents: Puerto Rico, Gate of Riches, by John Oliver La Gorce, 47 b/w photos and 12 color photos by Charles Martin. A Char-a Bancs in Cornwall, England, by Herber Corey (travels in Cornwall) with 45 b/w photos. With an Exile in Arctic Siberia, by Vladimir M. Zenzinov, 31 b/w photos (Russkoe Ustye, Yakut, Tungu, etc); Very light wear, small...
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National Geographic Magazine, February, 1927 : Maryland Pilgimage ; Aymara Land, Bolivia and Peru ; Peruvian and Bolivian Andes

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $20.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1927

Seller ID: 23504

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

194 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; 28 + 124 pages numbered 133 to 256 + 42 pages, total of 194 glossy pages, 112 b/w and 18 color photos, tons of full-page b/w display ads. Laid in, as issued: large folding map of Maryland, Delaware and DC, printed in three colors, dated 1925. ; Volume 50, Number 2, February, 1927. Contents: 1) Maryland Pilgimage: Visits to Hallowed Shrines of Development of American Government, by Gilbert Grosvenor, 88 b/w illustrations. 2) The Heart of Aymara Land: a Visit to Tiahuanacu, Bolivia, Oldest City of the New World, by Stewart E. McMillin, 24 illustrations. 3) High Lights...
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National Geographic Magazine, July 1924 : (Aviation) Nonstop Flight Across America, Conquering the Air

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $12.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1924

Seller ID: 23360

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

168 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; , 20 + 122 + 26 pages, 168 total pages, 4 small maps, 76 b/w photos from Nonstop Flight, 5 b/w airship diagrams and 28 b/w photos from Conquering the Air. Includes many ads for automobiles, tires, hardware, soup, etc. ; Contents: Non-stop Flight Across America, by Lt. John A. Macready, US Army Air Service, with photos by Lt. Albert W. Stevens, US Army Air Service. Man's Progress in Conquering the Air, by J. R. Hildebrand. ; Shows almost no wear. Minor rubbing to covers. No dents, no bumps, no tears, no marks. One of the best looking vintage National Geographic maga...
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National Geographic Magazine, July 1927 : Windjammer's Voyage in the South Atlantic ; Strange Habits of Moths and Butterflies

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $10.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1927

Seller ID: 23539

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

178 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Pale yellow and white softcover, 24 pages of ads + 126 pages, + 28 pages of ads, total 178 glossy pages, over 150 b/w and over 200 color illustrations. ; Volume 52, Number 1, July 1927. ; Contents: Sindbads of Science : The Narrative of a Windjammer's Specimen-Collecting Voyage to the Sargasso Sea, to Senegambian Africa, and Among Islands of High Adventure in the South Atlantic, by George Finlay Simmons, with 87 b/w photos. Strange Habits of Familiar Moths and Butterflies, by William Joseph Showalter, 13 b/w diagrams, 27 b/w photos, 168 illustrations in full color. ...
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National Geographic Magazine, Volume 52, Number 4, October 1927 : Caravan Across Central Asia ; Italian Island of Sicily ; Latin America from the Air

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert

Price: $14.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1927

Seller ID: 23697

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

208 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Yellow and white softcover, 32 pages of ads + 134 pages numbered 369 to 502 + 42 pages of ads, total 208 glossy pages. ; Topics: By Coolie and Caravan across Central Asia, from Indian Ocean to Yellow Sea, by William J. Morden, 74 b/w photos. Sicily, Italy: Island of Vivid Beauty and Crumbling Glory, by Luigi Pellerano, 22 color photos. How Latin America Looks from the Air, by Major Herbert A. Dargue, 51 b/w photos and map of his route. ; Covers show very light wear. Interior clean, binding tight. Remarkable condition, far better than usual.
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Classical Lands of the Mediterranean : National Geographic Map, March 1940

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $12.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1940

Seller ID: 23605

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good+

Not a book. An original National Geographic Society three-color map published in March, 1940. Folded, as issued. Measures about 35 x 26 inches when unfolded. Reverse unprinted. ; One small chip to margin, not affecting map. A touch of sunning to rear. No other defects. A timeless classic. (Amazonbuyers please not: item is folded and flat, not rolled in a tube)
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Australia Map : National Geographic, Atlas Plate 59, September 1963

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by James M. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1963

Seller ID: 14442

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up Canada, Ontario : National Geographic Map, 1978

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Richard J. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1978

Seller ID: 14515

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, with color illustrated article on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland : National Geographic Map, 1980

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Richard J. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1980

Seller ID: 14514

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, with color illustrated article on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Alaska : National Geographic Map, 1975

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1975

Seller ID: 14512

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, printed with article and color illustrations on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Hawaii : National Geographic Map, April 1976

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1976

Seller ID: 14471

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Maine, with the Maritime Provinces of Close-Up, Canada : National Geographic Map, 1975

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1975

Seller ID: 14513

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, printed with article and color illustrations on reverse, folded, as issued.
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National Geographic Magazine : Volume 30, Number 3, September, 1916 ; Roumania ; Saloniki ; Monasteries of Mount Athos

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert, with John Oliver La Gorce and Harrison Griswold Dwight; Illustrated by Franklin Price Knott

Price: $15.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1916

Seller ID: 22641

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

88 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, magazine format, 88 glossy pages numbered from 185 to 272, 60 b/w photos, 16 full-color Autochrome photos (mostly Algerian and Tunisian individuals) by Franklin Price Knott. ; Contents: Roumania and its Rubicon, by John Oliver La Gorce, 18 pgs, 11 b/w photos. ; Saloniki (Thessalonica) Greece, by Harrison Griswold Dwight, 30 pgs, 28 b/w photos. ; Monasteries of Mount Athos, Greece, by Dwight, 24 pgs, 25 b/w photos, 1 small map. ; Interior all intact and readable but covers show spots, small chips at heel and crown.
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Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies : National Geographic Map, December, 1939

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $20.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1939

Seller ID: 24095

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good+

Beautiful large vintage full-color map, folded, as issued. Mexico, Caribbean, and Central America, plus six inset maps. ; Printed one-side only. Published during early days of World War 2. ; Very light wear. Almost no sunning. Faint discoloration to that part of reverse exposed when map is folded. Name of map penciled on reverse. (Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual old map on paper, not a modern reprint on canvas)
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Pacific Ocean : National Geographic Map, December, 1936

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $14.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1936

Seller ID: 24094

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Good+

Beautiful vintage full-color map, folded, as issued. Pacific ocean surrounded by land masses. On the edges are 67 inserts showing islands of the Pacific. ; Printed one-side only. Published just before World War 2. ; Edges and seams show sunning. Foxing to that part of reverse that is exposed when item is folded. Three very small chips where seams come together. Everything readable. Name and description of map penciled on reverse. (Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual old map on paper, not a modern reprint on canvas)
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Pacific Ocean : National Geographic Map, December, 1936

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $14.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1936

Seller ID: 24093

Binding: Map

Condition: Good+

Beautiful vintage full-color map, folded, as issued. Pacific ocean surrounded by land masses. On the edges are 67 inserts showing islands of the Pacific. ; Printed one-side only. Published in the runup to World War 2. Measures about 40 x 22 inches. ; Edges and seams show sunning. Foxing to that part of reverse that is exposed when item is folded. Three very small chips where seams come together. Everything readable. Name and description of map penciled on reverse.
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Reaches of New York City, the : National Geographic Map, April, 1939

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $16.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1939

Seller ID: 24112

Binding: Map

Condition: Very Good

Beautiful vintage two-color map, folded, as issued. Not a map of Manhattan (which is depicted without details) but of region centered around it: Long Island, parts of upstate NY, parts of CT, MA, NJ, PA. ; Printed one-side only. Published April, 1939. Measures about 25 x 29 inches. ; Light sunning. Some discoloration to that part of reverse that is exposed when item is folded. Name and description of map penciled on reverse.
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Asia and Adjacent Areas : National Geographic Map, December, 1942

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by James M. Darley

Price: $10.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1942

Seller ID: 24066

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good

Very large full-color map, folded, as issued. ; Printed one-side only. Shows everything from UK and Spain to Indonesia and New Guinea. Published in the midst of World War 2.; Very light edgewear, some sunning to edges. Still folded. "Asia 1942" penciled on reverse.
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Author: Grosvenor, Gilbert