Grosvenor. Gilbert [editor]

Federal Lands in the Fifty States Map. Supplement to National Geographic Magazine October 1996

Washington.D.C. National Geographic, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

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Book number: 500030184

Catalogue: Non Fiction

Keywords: GEOGRAPHY

GILBERT GROSVENOR, EDITOR

American Mountain People

National Geograhic Press. 1973. Hard Cover. Hardcover/pub.1973/Gd. condition/192 pages- On steep slopes, and along narrow river valleys, there still lives a few hardy individuals who have spent their lives virtually in sight of their homes. (AE 89440). Good.

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Book number: 9440

Catalogue: Sociology

Keywords: culture, history, appalachin, tradition, heritage, west virginia, country, moonshine, sociology

GROSVENOR, GILBERT (EDITOR IN CHIEF)

Everyday Life in Ancient Times: Highlights of the Beginnings of Western Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1961. Hardcover. Stated fifth printing, 1961. Rhys Carpenter, Edith Hamilton and three other historians collaborate to describe the lives of everyday people in early civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. With 215 illustrations and 120 paintings by H. M. Herget. --- In full cloth-covered boards in two tones of blue, with cover & spine titling in gilt. Content presented on gloss leaves. Volume wrapped in jacket with black & white wrap-around image of chariot racers in action. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound copy, though with inked date to front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket ($6) with tears and chips but mostly intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 368 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 89271

Grosvenor, Gilbert editor

National Geographic Cumulative Index: 1899 to 1946 with a Forword

Washington D. C.: National Geographic, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear; Includes 1947 supplement; B&W Illustrations; 772 pages.

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Book number: 64616

Catalogue: Magazines::National Geographic

Keywords: National Geographic History Illustrated Adventure Photographs Exploration Grosvenor, Gilbert Index

GROSVENOR, Gilbert (editor)

The National Geographic Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly -- January-June 1916 (Vol. XXIX)

Washington, DC, National Geographic Society, 1916. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy buckram with gilt spine lettering. xxix, 696pp; xvi, 626pp. Numerous illustrations (some color), large foldouts. Overall very good. Mild binding wear only, else tight and internally quite nice, with usual age toning to endpapers and first few leaves. The most discreet of -ex-library, with almost no markings. Nice bound volume of a half year's issues, with major articles that include William Joseph Showalter's "How the World Is Fed," Theodore Roosevelt's "How Old Is Man?," William Howard Taft's "Great Britain's Bread Upon the Waters: Canada and Her Other Daughters," Gilbert H. Grosvenor's "The Land of the Best," Hiram Bingham's "Further Explorations in the Land of the Incas" and Frederick V. Coville's "The Wild Blueberry Tamed." When's the last time you saw two U.S. presidents back to back?.

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Book number: 49928

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: Travel & Exploration

GROSVENOR, Gilbert (editor)

The National Geographic Magazine: Index -- July to December, 1916 (Vol. XXX)

Washington, DC, National Geographic Society, 1917. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy buckram with gilt spine lettering. xix, 566pp. Numerous illustrations (some color, including one color foldout). Overall very good. Mild binding wear only, else tight and internally quite nice, with usual age toning to endpapers and first few leaves. The most discreet of -ex-library, with almost no markings. Tight and nice bound volume of a half year's issues, which opens with the index and whose major articles include William H. Prescott's "The Luster of Ancient Mexico," Walter Hough's "The Venice of Mexico," John Oliver La Gorce's "Roumania and Its Rubicon," E.W. Nelson's "The Larger North American Mammals," Arthur Stanley Riggs' "Inexhaustible Italy" and others. .

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Book number: 49994

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: Travel & Exploration