Please Help - National Geographic bound years - are these reprints or originals 1897 - 1907 - National Geographic's Collectors Corner2024-03-28T11:04:18Zhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/forum/topics/national-geographic-bound-years-reprint-or-original?commentId=1029239%3AComment%3A139994&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noChris,
This is a copy of wha…tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2017-06-18:1029239:Comment:1399942017-06-18T05:45:45.543ZMelvin L. De Vilbisshttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/MelvinLDeVilbiss
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Chris,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">This is a copy of what I sent you by email (with grammatical corrections I failed to make), perhaps others can comment based on their experiences.…</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Chris,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">This is a copy of what I sent you by email (with grammatical corrections I failed to make), perhaps others can comment based on their experiences.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Bottom Line: They appear to be authentic originals.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Older browning paper versus glossy (reprint paper).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A telltale sign of reprints that have been rebound without their covers is that they are uniform (from 1888 through 1907) and relatively new in appearance, i.e. identical bindings.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Some collectors simply want their library to be uniform. Some, unfortunately, may actually wish to deceive the unsuspecting buyer by removing the cover pages and cutting the reprints down to match "originals" in size.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The fact that all these volumes are of dissimilar binding (in addition to browning paper) indicate they were collected as they became available to the individual who collected them. Without personal observation and physically touching the paper I would say I’m 80 to 85 % certain these are originals.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Another indicator would be the size/cut of the earlier volumes 1888 (Volume I) through 1900 (Volume XI). These issues were smaller in dimensions, the reprints were not. The size of the margin is a dead give-away (but often enough this difference is accounted for by forgers). Your earlier volumes (except for XI, which is close enough to appear the same size as the later volumes once bound) appear to be the correct size/cut for originals.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Unfortunately this is not the time to be selling for maximum results. As an example, an 1898 (Volume IX) with most covers and ads bound within, just sold for $356. Just a few years ago this would sell for more than $600. And my highest example is $1,245.00. Only if your copy has all the supplements do I believe you might receive $250.00. Without the supplements, expect far less.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other NGM questions you might have.</span></p>
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<p></p> Hi Tom,
Thank you so much fo…tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2017-06-17:1029239:Comment:1399912017-06-17T15:05:05.365ZChrishttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/Chris555
<p>Hi Tom,</p>
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<p>Thank you so much for your reply. The bound edition of 1899 measures just under 6 inches wide and a little over 9 long. None of the bound volumes i have are 7 by 10 so it looks like they are original. I thank you!, i have been researching for days with little outcome so thats great Tom</p>
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<p>Kind regards</p>
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<p>Chris</p>
<p>Hi Tom,</p>
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<p>Thank you so much for your reply. The bound edition of 1899 measures just under 6 inches wide and a little over 9 long. None of the bound volumes i have are 7 by 10 so it looks like they are original. I thank you!, i have been researching for days with little outcome so thats great Tom</p>
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<p>Kind regards</p>
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<p>Chris</p> Chis,
From a cursory glace at…tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2017-06-17:1029239:Comment:1397022017-06-17T14:53:14.817ZGeorge Thomas Wilsonhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/GeorgeThomasWilson
<p>Chis,</p>
<p>From a cursory glace at your images, I would say they are originals. The 1964 reprint set had different binding.</p>
<p>The 1964 reprints also have the covers and advertisements included in the binding. If yours don't. they're probably originals.</p>
<p>Also, issues from 1901 on are 7" by 10". Before 1901 they were smaller, around 6 3/8" by 9 1/2". All 1964 reprint, even for years earlier than 1901 are 7" by 10". If your pre-1901 volumes are smaller than your post ones,…</p>
<p>Chis,</p>
<p>From a cursory glace at your images, I would say they are originals. The 1964 reprint set had different binding.</p>
<p>The 1964 reprints also have the covers and advertisements included in the binding. If yours don't. they're probably originals.</p>
<p>Also, issues from 1901 on are 7" by 10". Before 1901 they were smaller, around 6 3/8" by 9 1/2". All 1964 reprint, even for years earlier than 1901 are 7" by 10". If your pre-1901 volumes are smaller than your post ones, they are likely originals.</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p>
<p>Tom Wilson</p>