The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. LIX, No. 5, May, 1931
Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1931. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. [26 pages of advertisements], pages 523-652, [and 28 pages of advertisements]. Illustrations (with twenty-four pages in full color. With a Special Map supplement of Illinois (present). Maps. Cover has wear and soiling, with small tear at spine. Some damp signs at fore-edge. 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: Illinois, Crossroads of the Continent with 51 Illustrations by Junius B. Wood; Rambles Through the Prairie State with 15 Natural Color photographs, Chicago, Titan of the Middle West with 12 Natural Color Photographs by Clifton Adams; Flying the Hump to the Andes with 38 Illustrations by Albert W. Stevens; Strobeck, Home of Chess with 8 Illustrations by Harriet Geithmann; and Grimm's Fairyland in Northwest Germany with 14 Natural Color photographs by Hans Hildenbrand and Wilhelm Tobien. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Illinois, Prairie State, Chicago, Andes, Strobeck, Chess, Fairyland, Brothers Grimm, Germany, Junius Wood, Clifton Adams, Albert Stevens, Harriet Geithmann, Hans Hildenbrand, Wilhelm Tobien
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Price: $60.00