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Short List No. 43 Publications 2012.

1 Africa: AFRICA AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Chamberlin Trimetric Projection. Scale 1:12,000,000 or 189.4 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 680 by 750 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; March, 1950. #17694 A$25.00

2 Africa: NORTHERN AFRICA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. John Oliver LaGorce, Editor. Oblique Mercator Projection. Scale 1:7,500,000 or 118.4 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 1000 by 665 mm; (some slight silverfishing); a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; December, 1954. #17680 A$20.00 2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

3 America: NORTH AMERICA. Prepared especially for the National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Scale 1:10,000,000 or 157.82 miles to the inch. Azimuthal Equidistant Projection. Large folded col. map, 690 by 920 mm; (some folds just starting to split); a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1924. #17825 A$20.00

4 Antarctica: ANTARCTICA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Editor. James M. Darley, Chief Cartographer. Azimuthal Equidistant Projection. Scale 1:7,000,000 or 110.5 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 880 by 690 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; September, 1957. ***Published at the commencement of the International Geophysical Year. With useful printed annotations relating early explorers to various geographical features. #17822 A$65.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3

5 Asia: INDIA AND BURMA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Albers Conical Equal- Area Projection. Scale 1:6,000,000 or 94.7 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 725 by 600 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; April, 1946. ***With political subdivisions “shown in a special map on the reverse side of this sheet”. #17819 A$45.00

6 Atlantic: ATLANTIC OCEAN. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. John Oliver LaGorce, Editor. Mercator Projection. Scale 1:20,000,000 or 316 miles to the inch at the Equator. Large folded col. map, 670 by 960 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; December, 1955. #17821 A$25.00 4 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

7 Bartlett, Captain Robert A. THE SEALING SAGA OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 91- 130; 44 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, July, 1929; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1929. ***Containing also two extensive articles on insects. #22648 A$45.00

8 Beebe, William. A ROUND TRIP TO DAVY JONES’S LOCKER. Peering into Mysteries a Quarter Mile Down in the Open Sea, by Means of the Bathyscaphe. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 653-88; map, 8 col. plates, 14 b/w. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, June, 1931; original wrappers (spine worn). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1931. #62978 A$35.00

9 Bodine, Margaret L. HOLIDAYS WITH HUMMING BIRDS. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 731-742; 15 illusts. from photographs by the Author; contained in National Geographic Magazine, June, 1928; plain wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1928. ***Much of the issue is devoted to Texas, with 24 col. plates. #22768 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 5

10 Byrd, Lieutenant Commander Richard Evelyn. THE FIRST FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE. [and] COMMANDER BYRD RECEIVES THE HUBBARD GOLD MEDAL. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 356-388; 20 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, September, 1926; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1926. ***Including amongst others, “Flying over Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine”, with 16 col. plates & 27 b/w. illusts. #23896 A$50.00

11 Byrd, Commander Richard Evelyn. OUR TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 347-522; map, 16 photos.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, September, 1927; original wrappers (rear wrapper repaired). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1927. #23462 A$30.00

12 Byrd, Rear Admiral Richard E. ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON ANTARCTICA. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 141-180; map, 32 col. & 8 b/w. photos.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, August, 1956; complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1956. ***With amongst others a couple of interesting articles on Africa and its wildlife. #4751 A$30.00

13 Castle, William R. HAWAII, THEN AND NOW. Boyhood Recollections and Recent Observations by An American Whose Grandfather Came to the Islands 102 Years Ago. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 419-462; 3 maps, 8 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, October, 1938; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1938. ***Includes two additional articles on Pacific fishes and other marine life. #18359 A$35.00 6 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

14 Central America: MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine, Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Albers Conical Equal-Area Projection. Scale 1:3,500,000 or 55.24 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 900 by 650 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; March, 1953. #17831 A$30.00

15 Chaffer, Norman. AUSTRALIA’S AMAZING BOWER BIRDS. Building unique courtship arbors, males decorate them with favourite colors and stolen trinkets. Photographs by the author. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 866-873; numerous col. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, December, 1961; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1961. #15983 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 7

16 Chapman, Wendell and Lucie. LORDS OF THE ROCKIES. Photographing Big Game Animals in Their Primeval Surroundings, from Arizona to Canada, Brings Adventure to Two Wilderness Wanderers [drop title]. With Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 87-120; 24 col. plates, 14 illusts.; extracted from the National Geographic Magazine; plain wrappers. [Washington; National Geographic Society; July 1939]. #15832 A$25.00

17 Chater, Melville. UNDER THE SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 391-88; double- page map, 24 col. plates, 97 b/w. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, April, 1931; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1931. ***Including, amonst others, “Fire- Walking Hindus of Singapore”, by L. Elizabeth Lewis, 10 pp., with 12 illusts. #21188 A$45.00

18 Cobham, Sir Alan J. SEEING THE WORLD FROM THE AIR. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 349-384; map, 36 illusts.; contained in the complete issue of the National Geographic Magazine, March, 1928; plain wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1928. ***Including amongst others an article on Bali, Indonesia, with 16 col. photographs. #23133 A$40.00 8 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

19 Colton, F. Barrows. NEWS OF THE UNIVERSE. Mars Swings Nearer the Earth, Sunspots Wane, and a Giant New Telescopic Eye Soon Will Peer Into Unexplored Depths of Space. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 32; 8 col. plates, 17 illusts.; extracted from the National Geographic Magazine; plain wrappers. [Washington; National Geographic Society; July 1939]. #15919 A$25.00

20 Conrad, Joseph. GEOGRAPHY AND SOME EXPLORERS. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 239-274; map, 28 photos. (mostly full-page, including 16 of the Antarctic by Herbert G. Ponting, & one by Frank Hurley of Torres Strait; plain wrappers. Washington; extracted from The National Geographic Magazine, March; 1924. #46888 A$30.00

21 Conrad, Joseph. GEOGRAPHY AND SOME EXPLORERS. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 239-274; map, 28 photos. (mostly full-page, including 16 of the Antarctic by Herbert G. Ponting, & one by Frank Hurley of Torres Strait; contained in the complete issue of the National Geographic Magazine, March, 1924; original wrappers; a fine copy; scarce. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1924. ***Including, also, “Australia’s Wild Wonderland”, by M. P. Greenwood Adams, pp. 329-356, with map & 36 illusts. #23931 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 9

22 Cornwall, Peter Bruce. IN SEARCH OF ARABIA’S PAST [and] SAUDI ARABIA, OIL KINGDOM, by Maynard Owen Williams. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 493-522; 2 maps, numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; contained in the complete issue of the National Geographic Magazine, April, 1948; original wrappers (spine a little worn). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1948. #18203 A$40.00

23 de Pinedo, Commander Francesco. BY SEAPLANE TO SIX CONTINENTS. Cruising 60,000 Miles, Italian Argonauts of the Air See World Geography Unroll, and Break New Sky Trails Over Vast Brazilian Jungles. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 247-301; 2 maps, 60 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, September, 1928; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1928. ***Includes Australia. #22767 A$60.00

24 Eckener, Dr. Hugo. THE FIRST AIRSHIP FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD. Dr. Hugo Eckener Tells of an Epochal Geographic Achievement upon the Occasion of the Bestowal of the National Geographic Society’s Special Gold Medal. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 653-688; 37 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, June, 1930; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1930. #21687 A$50.00 10 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

25 Europe: EUROPE AND THE NEAR EAST. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine, Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Scale 1:6,000,000 or 94.7 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 950 by 820 mm; (a few minor marks); a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; May, 1940. #55911 A$25.00

26 Europe: EUROPE. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Editor. James M. Darley, Chief Cartographer. Chamberlin Trimetric Projection. Scale 1:6,000,000 or 94.7 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 700 by 800 mm; (a few minor marks); a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; June, 1957. ***Including northern Africa. #17676 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 11

27 Gray, William R. VOYAGES TO PARADISE: Exploring in the Wake of Captain Cook. Photographed by Gordon W. Gahan. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 216; a few sketch maps, numerous col. illusts. (several double & full-page), index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly defective d/w. Washington, D.C.; National Geographic Society; (1981). #23420 A$45.00

28 Greely, Major General A. W.; U.S. Army. AMERICAN DISCOVERERS OF THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT. Impl. 8vo; pp. 298-312; full-page map, 7 illusts.; [contained in the complete issue of The National Geographic Magazine for March, 1912, Volume XXIII, Number Three]; original wrappers (small defect to base of spine); a very nice copy; very scarce. Washington, D.C.; National Geographic Society; 1912. ***Containing amonst others “The Forgotten Ruins of Indo-China” [Angkor Wat] by Jacob E. Conner, pp. 209-272, with 63 illusts. (mainly full-page) and 2 full-page maps. #37646 A$165.00 12 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

29 Grew, Joseph C. WAIMANGU AND THE HOT-SPRING COUNTRY OF NEW ZEALAND. The World’s Greatest Geyser Is One of Many Natural Wonders in a Land of Inferno and Vernal Paradise. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 109-130; map, 19 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, August, 1925; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1925. ***Containing, amongst others, “From England to India by Automobile”, by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, pp. 191-223, with map & 32 illusts. #54235 A$65.00

30 Howard, Editor. PITCAIRN AND NORFOLK. The Saga of Bounty’s Children. Photographs by David Hiser and Melinda Berge. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 510-541; numerous col. illusts.; contained in the complete issue of The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 164, No. 4, 1983; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1983. #58974 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 13

31 Jackson, Carmault B. THE FLIGHT OF FREEDOM 7 [America’s First Manned Venture Into Space]. [and] THE PILOT’S STORY: A PERSONAL REPORT by Alan B. Shepard. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 416-431, 432-444; numerous col. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, September, 1961; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1961. #16002 A$25.00

32 Krieger, Louis C. C. COMMON MUSHROOMS OF THE UNITED STATES. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 387-439; 16 col. plates, 36 b/w. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, May, 1920; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1920. ***Containing an article on “Malta and Its Recently Discovered Prehistoric Temples” and another on Maori Hurdle Racing in Canoes. #23932 A$45.00 14 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

33 Ladd, Harry S. and Brown, Roland W. FOSSILS LIFT THE VEIL OF TIME. [and] “ROCKHOUNDS” UNCOVER EARTH’S MINERAL BEAUTY. By George S. Switzer. Two extracts from National Geographic Magazine, roy. 8vo; pp. 363-386 and pp. 631-660; numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; binder’s quarter cloth; a fine copy. [Washington; National Geographic Society]; N.D. [c. 1960]. #38357 A$25.00

34 Lewis, F. THE KOALA, OR AUSTRALIAN TEDDY BEAR. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 346-355; 12 illusts.; contained in the complete issue of the National Geographic Magazine, September, 1931; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1931. #20735 A$30.00

35 Lindbergh, Col. Charles A. TO BOGOTA AND BACK BY AIR. The Narrative of a 9,500-Mile Flight from Washington, Over Thirteen Latin-American Countries and Return, in the Single-Seater Airplane “Spirit of St Louis”. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 529-301; map, 98 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, May, 1928; original wrappers (spine crudely repaired). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1928. #22799 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 15

36 Lindbergh, Col. Charles A.: SEEING AMERICA WITH LINDBERGH. The Record of a Tour of More Than 20,000 Miles by Airplane Through Forty-eight States on Schedule Time. By Lieutenant Donald E. Keyhoe, U.S.M.S. (Retired). Super roy. 8vo; pp. 1-46; map, 47 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, January, 1928; complete, with original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1928. #23395 A$40.00

37 McDonald, Capt. Edwin A.; U.S.N. EXPLORING ANTARCTICA’S PHANTOM COAST. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 251-273; 3 maps, 20 col. photos. (some full-page & double-page); contained in The National Geographic Magazine, February, 1962; complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1962. #35971 A$25.00

38 McKinley, Capt. Ashley C. MAPPING THE ANTARCTIC FROM THE AIR. [and] THE SOCIETY’S MAP OF THE ANTARCTIC. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 470-486; 14 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, October, 1932; original wrappers (spine crudely repaired). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1932. ***Without the folding map issued with it. #62663 A$25.00

39 MacLeish, Kenneth. QUEENSLAND. Young Titan of Australia’s Tropic North. Illustration by National Geographic Photographer Winfield Parks. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 593-639; map, numerous col. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, November, 1968, complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1968. #11293 A$15.00 16 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

40 MacLeish, Kenneth. LEONARDO DA VINCI. A Man for all Ages. Photographs by James L. Amos. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 296-329; numerous col. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, September, 1977, complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1977. ***Including, amongst others, articles on the Giraffe and on Norway’s Lapps. #10282 A$20.00

41 MacMillan, Donald B. THE MACMILLAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION RETURNS. U.S. Navy Planes Make First Series of Overland Flights in the Arctic and National Geographic Society Staff Obtains Valuable Data and Specimens for Scientific Study. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 477-388; 42 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, November, 1925; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1925. ***There is much interesting material on the Greenland Eskimos. Including amongst others, “Flying over the Arctic”, by Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd, pp. 519-532, with 10 illusts.; and “History’s Greatest Trek: Tragedy Stalks Through the Near East as Greece and Turkey Exchange Two Million of Their People”, pp. 533-590, with 32 col. & 52 b/w. illusts. #23927 A$85.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 17

42 Marden, Luis. I FOUND THE BONES OF THE BOUNTY. Lonely Pitcairn Island, Home of the Descendants of History’s Most Famous Mutineers, Yields Its Secret to a Diver. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 725-790; numerous col. illusts.; plain wrappers. Washington; Extracted from The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. CXII, No. 6, December; 1957. #51847 A$35.00

43 Marden, Luis. I FOUND THE BONES OF THE BOUNTY. Lonely Pitcairn Island, Home of the Descendants of History’s Most Famous Mutineers, Yields Its Secret to a Diver. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 725-790; numerous col. illusts.; binder’s cloth; a fine copy. Washington; Extracted from The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. CXII, No. 6, December; 1957. #17587 A$50.00

44 Marden, Luis. I FOUND THE BONES OF THE BOUNTY. Lonely Pitcairn Island, Home of the Descendants of History’s Most Famous Mutineers, Yields Its Secret to a Diver. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 725- 790; numerous col. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, December, 1957; original wrappers; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1957. #58972 A$45.00 18 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

45 Marden, Luis. HUZZA FOR OTAHEITE! Modern-day Bounty, a replica of the square-rigger Captain Bligh knew, relives history in the South Seas. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 435-459; numerous col. illusts.; contained in the complete issue of The National Geographic Magazine, April, 1962; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1962. ***Including two other articles on the Pacific and one on New Zealand. #13263 A$25.00

46 Marden, Luis. THE MAN WHO TALKS TO HUMMINGBIRDS. From a little Brazilian town the fame of naturalist Augusto Ruschi has spread across the world. [and] PHOTOGRAPHING HUMMINGBIRDS IN BRAZIL by Crawford H. Greenewalt. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 80-99, 100-116; numerous col. illusts.; contained in the complete issue of The National Geographic Magazine, January, 1963; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1963. #11617 A$25.00

47 Miner, Roy Waldo. CORAL CASTLE BUILDERS OF TROPIC SEAS. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 703- 728; map, 8 col. plates, 18 b/w. illusts.; contained in National Geographic Magazine, June, 1934; original wrappers (worn). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1934. ***Including an interesting article on the elephant by Edmund Heller. #19039 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 19

48 National Geographic Magazine: THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. Specimens in Miniature of what it has given in the Past and will bring in Future. Volume XXVI, Number Three. $2.50 a Year. Copyright 1915. Cr. 8vo (125 by 180 mm); pp. [32]; 23 col. & 8 b/w. illusts.; stapled, as issued; a nice copy; scarce. Washington; National Geographic Magazine; 1915. ***A scarce little advertising pamphlet for the magazine with fine colour reproductions in miniature. #64618 A$85.00

49 National Geographic Society. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. INDEX. January-June, 1971. Volume 139. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxxii(last blank); stapled, as issued; a nice copy. Washington, D.C.; National Geographic Society; 1971. #17669 A$10.00

50 National Geographic Society. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. INDEX. July-December, 1979. Volume 156. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxxii(last blank); stapled, as issued; a nice copy. Washington, D.C.; National Geographic Society; 1979. #17670 A$10.00

51 Nobile, General Umberto. NAVIGATING THE “NORGE” FROM ROME TO THE NORTH POLE AND BEYOND. The Designer and Pilot of the First Dirigible to Fly Over the Top of the World Describes a Thrilling Voyage of More Than 8,000 Miles. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 177-215; map, 36 photos.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine; August; 1927; a very good copy in original wrappers (spine a little worn). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1927. ***Including also a 10-page article on “Air Conquest”, with 13 illusts. and another on the Komodo dragon (17 pp., 21 illusts.). #4762 A$45.00 20 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

52 Rankin, Niall. A NATURALIST IN PENGUIN LAND. Braving Stormy Seas in a Converted Lifeboat, a Briton Studies the Strange Wildlife of Lonely South Georgia Island. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 93-116; map, 26 photos. [Washington; extracted from The National Geographic Magazine, January; 1955]. #36068 A$15.00

53 Rankin, Niall. A NATURALIST IN PENGUIN LAND. Super roy. 8vo, pp. 93-116; map, 26 photos.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, January, 1955, original wrappers; (waterstain to first few advert. leaves). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1955. ***Containing also “South Seas’ Incredible Land Divers” by Irving and Electa Johnson, pp. 77-92, describing the original “Bungee Jumping” of Pentecost, New Hebrides. #35990 A$30.00

54 Roughley, T. C. BOUNTY DESCENDANTS LIVE ON REMOTE NORFOLK ISLAND. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 558-584; map, numerous col. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, October, 1960. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1960. #16034 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 21

55 (Sedeen, Margaret; Managing Editor). THE SOVIET UNION TODAY. 4to, First Edition; pp. 272; very numerous col. illusts., index; original artificial leather, gilt; all edges gilt; a fine copy. (Washington); National Geographic Society; (1990). ***A picture of the Soviet Empire just before its collapse. With a large folding coloured map loosely inserted. #18141 A$50.00

56 Simpich, Frederick. MANCHURIA, PROMISED LAND OF ASIA. Invaded by Railways and Millions of Settlers, This Vast Region Now Recalls Early Boom Days in the American West. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 379-428; map, 56 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, October, 1929; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1929. ***Containing also articles on Northern India (with coloured plates) and Kashmir, and on Two Fighting Tribes of the Sudan. #22630 A$65.00 22 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

57 Smith, L. H. LYREBIRD, AUSTRALIA’S MEISTERSINGER. A Silver-voiced Bird with a Lyre- shaped Tail Sets the Forest Echoing as He Sings for His Mate--and Eavesdropping Humans. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 849-857; numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, June, 1955; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1955. #17649 A$25.00

58 Spain: THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, March, 1929. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 273- 402, plus advert. leaves; 24 col. plates, 119 b/w. illusts.; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1929. ***The entire issue is devoted to Spain - Seville, Andalusia, Barcelona and the countryside - an interesting record from before the Civil War. #22672 A$45.00

59 Stevens, Capt. Albert W. EXPLORING THE STRATOSPHERE. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 398-434; 42 illusts.; contained in National Geographic Magazine, October, 1934; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1934. #18901 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 23

60 Strout, Edith Bauer. AT HOME ON THE OCEANS. Whales and Sharks Make Exciting Neighbours for a Professor’s Wife, Turned Able Seaman, On a Three-year Voyage Around the World [drop title]. With Illustrations from Photographs by R. S. Strout and the Author. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 33-86; 2 maps, 54 illusts.; extracted from the National Geographic Magazine; plain wrappers. [Washington; National Geographic Society; July 1939]. ***Including Pacific, New Zealand, northern Australia, etc. #15931 A$20.00

WITH THE FOLDING COLOUR MAP OF ANTARCTICA 61 Tyree, Rear Adm. David M. NEW ERA IN THE LONELIEST CONTINENT. [with] FILLING IN ANTARCTICA’S BLANK SPACES. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 260-298; 3 col. maps, 44 col. photos (incl. double-page & full-page); contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, February, 1963, complete in original wrappers, and including the large folding colour Atlas Map Supplement: Antarctica. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1963. ***Spence 2476. #4735 A$65.00 24 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

62 United States: SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine, Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Albers Conical Equal-Area Projection. Scale 1:2,500,000 or 39.46 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 635 by 730 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; February, 1947. #17671 A$25.00

63 United States & Canada: NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND NEIGHBOURING CANADIAN PROVINCES. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Albers Conical Equal-Area Projection. Scale 1:2,500,000 or 39.46 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 880 by 600 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; June, 1950. #17673 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 25

64 Volcanoes: A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS. An interesting collection of over 100 photographs and reproduction photographs of volcanoes, some in colour, various sizes from about 120 by 90 mm to 250 by 170 mm approx., nearly all mounted on thin card. The reproduction photographs are from various sources but largely from National Geographic Magazine (over a long period), and there are postcards and a few original photographs. No Imprints; Various Places and Dates; c. 1900-1970. #19615 A$30.00

65 Walker, Howell. THE MAKING OF A NEW AUSTRALIA. Postwar Immigrants Invigorate the Land, Build Up Industries, and Add Spice to Life in the Growing Cities. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 233-269; numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, February, 1956; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1956. ***Containing also two articles on undersea photography by J.-Y. Cousteau and Luis Marden. #17404 A$30.00 26 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

66 Washburn, Bradford. MOUNT MCKINLEY CONQUERED BY NEW ROUTE. Landing by Plane on a Glacier, Climbers Pioneer a Western Approach to North America’s Loftiest Peak. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 219-248; 2 maps, numerous illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, August, 1953; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1953. ***Pp. 249-270 comprise Wildlife of Mount McKinley National Park. #17846 A$25.00

67 Washington, D.C.: ROUND ABOUT THE NATION’S CAPITAL. With Descriptive Notes. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. John Oliver LaGorce, Editor. Conic Projection. Scale 9.2 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 820 by 700 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; April, 1956. #17828 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 27

68 Wetmore, Alexander. PARROTS, KINGFISHERS AND FLYCATCHERS. Strange Trogons and Curious Cuckoos are Pictured with these Other Birds of Color, Dash and Courage. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 801-828; 16 col. plates, 9 b/w. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, June, 1936; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1936. #18410 A$35.00

69 Williams, Maynard Owen. THE CITROEN-HAARDT TRANS-ASIATIC EXPEDITION REACHES KASHMIR. Scientific Party Led by Georges-Marie Haardt Successfully Crosses Syria, Iraq, Persia, and Afghanistan to Arrive at the Pamir. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 387-443; map, 63 illusts.; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, October, 1931; original wrappers; (spine a little worn; mild soiling to wrappers); a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1931. ***With, also, articles on Burma. #20494 A$75.00 28 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books

70 World Map: THE WORLD. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Editor. Wellman Chamberlin, Chief Cartogapher. Van der Grinten Projection. Scale 1:39,283,200 or 620 miles to the inch at the Equator. Large folded col. map, 1050 by 710 mm; (a few small silverfished holes); a good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1965. #17820 A$10.00

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