upside down page in 1964 reprint volume !

[Scott T. Shier]

Does anyone else have a BOUND 1964 reprint volume w/ any pages bound in upside down?

See here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/National-Geographic-Magazine-Reprint-Bound-... 

[Scott T. Shier]

thanks, and yeah I moments ago dug out my 1922 reprint copy and saw it is also betwixt 124/125. Last night I totally forgot I had one (still).

[Scott T. Shier]

Tom, I think I missed this comment from you originally. I just checked my volume ... w/ nervous trepidation but did find that my 'sketch map of Japan' is still in my bound reprint vol. copy. 

Do you have the Complete NGM on dvd-rom at all? I can't recall if you ever said you do elsewhere in here. I was going to say, at the very least you can always print that page, and trim it and still stick in your book to have as reference. You'd need to probably print it landscape format though, since it is slightly wider in the horizontal length. I should have tried a test print here first before suggesting, but...

[George Thomas Wilson]

Scott,

I do not have the DVD version.  Since I have completed my individual issue collection I have donated my 4 hardbound volumes to charity.  So the point is moot.

Thanks,

Tom

[Scott T. Shier]

if it's okay to ask: were they not "good enough" to try and sell? Was slightly surprised you would donate 1964 bound reprints...heh.

[George Thomas Wilson]

Not worth the effort to sell on eBay, or even on the 'Corner.  Just want to enjoy my collection. :-)

[Brian O'Connor]

Hello Scott , I just noticed your question and recalled I have a hard cover book " Our Changing EARTH " from 1994 - two actually one is normal but the other one is in mint condition but upside down and back to front and the pages have been trimmed wrongly i.e.. the wording on the last page has at the top been cut through the entire book is cut incorrectly have you heard of this before ? Cheers Brian

[Scott T. Shier]

Brian,

Not counting discussions on any of the Reprints, or Bound-volume reprint editions, yours may be the first time I have specifically heard someone say they had such a misprint. Being that that title is from 1994, I am still a bit surprised to even hear it. I know Mel has raised the issue of the quality control declining from the 1970's, but with all respect I have always observed that the train really seems to have gone off the rails from the late 90's at earliest, and especially true from the early-mid 2000's forward.

It's an interesting defect, upside down and back-to-front. So no, for the books, I have not see this. Now for the Nat Geo Magazine, there was one very interesting misprint which came to light. The November 1985 issue w/ the Taureg skull hologram had at least one that was double-struck and actually got to a member. 

Back in 2008 fellow 'Corner member Chris McIlwain showed us his. I've attached the image of the cover. Also, another member spoke up about receiving his June 2009 NGM with the same type of mis-binding as your "Our Changing Earth" (no image given).

Meanwhile, the only issue I have personally received was April 2010, the special "Water" issue. I purchased a newsstand copy at-random, to add to my member's copy, and the newsstand copy has 2 sheet pages (4 pages) that are not only a double set, but they are upside down. See 2 sample images I attach here. 

For any one of us who accrues an NGS book, or NGM issue w/ any misprints, or mis-bindings, I wonder how many more come down the press line but are 'caught' in Q.C. ?

       ~ Scott 

[George Thomas Wilson]

Scot,

I just notice a back cover page in my 1896, Vol. VII Bound Reprint that is reversed, and cut wrong.  It is the April number and it has the back cover advertising the May number on the inside (red ink) and the NatGeo magazine description on the outside (black ink).  The pages are right side up, just in the wrong order.

As I stated, this cover is trimmed wrong, with the outer edges of the pages (that should have been the inner edges) cut almost right up to the wording on the pages.  Down near the binding on part of the page that should have been trimmed of are labels for placement of page "Cover 1896 No. 4" in red and "Back up 1896 No.4" in black on the other side.

Tom

[Scott T. Shier]

George.

Alright, now I need to go back and compare all of these comments on this thread and see how my own 1964 reprint set matches up to these somewhat minor...inconsistencies, ha.