The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. LXXVII, No. 2, February, 1940
Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1940. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. [16 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 143-290, [and 8 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Thirty-two pages in full color. Maps. Cover has some 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. 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: The Most Versatile Vegetable Product with 51 illustrations by J. R. Hildebrand; Rubber: From Trees to Tires and Toys with 26 Natural Color Photographs by Culver and Roberts; France Farms as War Wages with 17 illustrations by Harrison Howell Walker; Some French Pastorals with 18 Natural Color Photographs; Flashes from Finland with 19 illustrations; Behind Netherlands Sea Ramparts with 26 illustrations and map by McFall Kerbey; and Home Life and Industry in the Netherlands with 11 illustrations in Duotone. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: National Geographic, Rubber, Vegetable Product, Tires, France, Farms, Pastorals, Netherlands, Sea Ramparts, Home Life, J. R. Hildebrand, Culver, Roberts, Harrison Howell Walker, McFall Kerbey
[Book #77829]
Price: $60.00