Collaborative site for collectors, dealers, & anyone interested in our history.
Bound copies 1909-1988 available free
I work in a library in upstate New York, and our new director has discarded our entire collection of Nat Geos. We have a complete set from 1909 to 1988, with everything nicely bound except for the early 1920s. Although we wouldn’t turn away a donation, we aren’t asking for money (despite the binding costs over the years), but we wouldn’t ship them for free either, and the books are heavy. Any takers?
(If anyone has info about how valuable the older books are, as in, “you are crazy to give such away”, let me know that too!) We also do have loose magazines 1999-2021.
Bibi
Views: 486
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss on
-
This might assist you. It's aging - but still appropriate (i.e., not much has changed in the last five years):
A Guide to Selling National Geographic Magazines (Revised 19 Januar...
-
Permalink Reply by Kathy Rohr on
-
I realize you posted this 3 months ago, but if any of these earlier editions are still available, I would be interested in coming by to pick them up. I have my own inherited collection that I have added to over the years, so I would be interested in the pre-1920 volumes. I’m not interested in obtaining them to resell them (if that makes any difference), I’m just a history buff and former archivist with a love of the photos and adventures that each issue contained.
-
Permalink Reply by Scott T. Shier on
-
Kathy, I hope you get a response. I am thrilled to read of your love and appreciation of information and history!
- Scott S.
-
-
Kathy,
Please forgive my extreme delay in responding. The new director who was getting rid of these - and books - and audiobooks - and papers - and who had used as "decoration" during one lunch but then put aside the 1911-19 books, quit, and we needed to find a replacement, and my sister (a National Geographic Teacher of Year award recipient) died - it's been a year. Anyway, we still have yet to find the batch from 1911-1919... either she threw them out too, or took them, or they are still somewhere in the upheaval of new/interim/new directors.... Now, ironically, I myself do still have the two very oldest, 1909 and 1910, but given that they would be the most valuable of all we had, I have been completely indecisive about whether to say "come get them" or instead to try to sell them for the library.... we did have someone who purchased the post-1920 bound volumes...
Still indecisive, (and still looking for the pre-1920s),
Bibi
Legal notice about this site
Community Rules and Legal notice about this Site
Note: Management of this site has been transferred from the National Geographic Society to a third party (the Host). Any sales or trade arrangements are solely between users of this site (the Site). The Site’s host and/or The National Geographic Society is not a party to and does not endorse or promote any particular sale or trade arrangements between collectors, dealers, or others and bears no liability for such transactions.
This community was created to facilitate communication between collectors, dealers, and anyone interested in the history of National Geographic publications. Please use the forums area to buy, sell, trade, and swap stories and information.
A member can be removed from the group for inappropriate, pornographic or offensive, or otherwise objectionable content. The Host may also edit or entirely remove such posts from the group.
Due to the immediate nature of this medium, the Host also does not review, censor, approve, edit or endorse information placed on this forum. Discussion boards on this Site are intended to be appropriate for family members of all ages. Posting of indecent material is strictly prohibited.
The placement of advertisements or solicitations or SPAM unrelated to National Geographic also is prohibited. The Host shall review information placed on this forum from time to time and delete inappropriate material that comes to its attention as soon as it is practicable but cannot guarantee that such material will not be found on the forum. By posting material on this discussion board, you agree to adhere to this policy prohibiting indecent, offensive or extraneous advertising material, and to legally assume full and sole responsibility for your posting.
Engage in dialogue respectfully. We encourage open and candid discussions and debates. However, all communications should be respectful. Differences of opinion are okay; personal attacks are not. Comments or content that are violent, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, offensive, hateful, derogatory, defamatory, or are racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable content will be removed.
Stay on topic. Comments, questions, and contributions should be relevant to the topic being discussed. Keep in mind that this is not a place for unsolicited personal or commercial solicitation or advertising (e.g., “Win a free laptop”, etc.).
Keep it legal. Participating in, suggesting, or encouraging any illegal activity is cause for immediate removal and termination of a member’s use of and registration in the group.
Observe copyright and trademark law. The posting of copyrighted videos, photos, articles, or other material beyond what is protected as fair use is prohibited, and the Host may remove such posts from the group. Provide appropriate credit for any media and resources that you share.
Respect privacy. Keep personal or any other information that you do not want made public, such as phone numbers or addresses, confidential. You may choose to share this information via direct message or email. Please also respect the privacy of other members of the group and do not share information about them (but of course it’s fine to repost or share content they have already posted). Any information you post here will be subject to the platform’s privacy policy.
Let us know. We do monitor posts, but we may miss something. We encourage members to flag content which they feel violates any of the above Community Rules so we can review and take the appropriate action.
© 2025 Created by Richard Kennedy.
Powered by
