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National Geographic- February 1944. Paricutin Volcano; The Halls of Montezuma; Saboteur Mosquitos; Hispaniola (Haiti / Dominican Republic); Stone Faces of Easter Island (Moai); King Solomon's Mines
by Gilbert Grosvenor (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Item Price
A$91.89A$82.70
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About This Item
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1944. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near Fine. See scans and description. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society,1944. The February,1944 issue, Volume LXXXV, Number Two. Quarto, wraps, 128 numbered pages, plus 32 pp. vintage ads, many in color. 160 pp. total). Vintage, nostalgic ads, many in color. 32 pages bear color illustrations in this issue. Plenty of black and white photographs, as well. See summary of illustrations on cover scan. Near Fine; just a touch of micro-roughening at top of spine, light residual dust at top page edges - and that's about it. Contents immaculate, with no age-toning. A high grade example; very hard to find in this condition. See all scans. In sealed protection, on premise, ready to ship. Pieces on: Paricutin Volcano; From the Halls of Montezuma; Saboteur Mosquitos; Hispaniola (Haiti / Dominican Republic); Dominican Republic - Land of Plenty; Stone Faces of Easter Island (Moai); King Solomon's Mines. All thoroughly illustrated, of course. Nice vintage Coca-Cola ad on the back cover, and plenty of other vintage color ads inside, those being, somehow, always among my favorites offerings from NG. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LNG4
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63828
- Title
- National Geographic- February 1944. Paricutin Volcano; The Halls of Montezuma; Saboteur Mosquitos; Hispaniola (Haiti / Dominican Republic); Stone Faces of Easter Island (Moai); King Solomon's Mines
- Author
- Gilbert Grosvenor (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General, General, General, Geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature / Wildlife / Travel / Exploration;
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Baldwinsville, New York
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