National Geographic's Collectors Corner2024-03-28T14:28:29ZMelvin L. De Vilbisshttps://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/MelvinLDeVilbisshttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2518735449?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://ngscollectors.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=moments-in-time-the-magazine-s-history-society-mil&user=1v10m46a3y69e&feed=yes&xn_auth=no130 years of NGS ~ Jan. 1888 - 2018 ~ (misc. links . . . )tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2018-02-01:1029239:Topic:1515202018-02-01T01:15:07.867ZMelvin L. De Vilbisshttps://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/MelvinLDeVilbiss
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<p>"National Geographic Celebrates 130 Years" (press release) ---></p>
<p><a href="http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/16/national-geographic-celebrates-130-years-of-exploration/">http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/16/national-geographic-celebrates-130-years-of-exploration/</a> </p>
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<p>a well-done video showing…</p>
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<p>"National Geographic Celebrates 130 Years" (press release) ---></p>
<p><a href="http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/16/national-geographic-celebrates-130-years-of-exploration/">http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/16/national-geographic-celebrates-130-years-of-exploration/</a> </p>
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<p>a well-done video showing overview of Society, Magazine, and TV, Channel history (7 minutes) ---></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG1SBdXdeG0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG1SBdXdeG0</a></p>
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<p>interactive Timeline ---></p>
<p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/timeline/">https://www.nationalgeographic.org/timeline/</a></p>
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<p>130 years of NGM covers in under 2 minutes ---></p>
<p><a href="https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/see-130-years-of-national-geographic-covers-in-under-2-minutes?source=relatedvideo">https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/see-130-years-of-national-geographic-covers-in-under-2-minutes?source=relatedvideo</a> </p>
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<p>9 photographs that made history (slideshow) ---></p>
<p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/01/national-geographic-130th-anniversary-milestones-in-photography/">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/01/national-geographic-130th-anniversary-milestones-in-photography/</a><br/> <br/> <br/> ~ Enjoy !!</p> 50th anniversary of the National Geographic (magazine) Reprint set ~ the 1964 announcementtag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2014-12-12:1029239:Topic:958292014-12-12T01:18:17.450ZMelvin L. De Vilbisshttps://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/MelvinLDeVilbiss
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong><em><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570235?profile=original" target="_self"></a>"Only a small number of people can hope to have a set of originals."</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-1" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><em>~ Edwin Buxbaum</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">...Feeling a…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><strong><em><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570235?profile=original" target="_self"></a>"Only a small number of people can hope to have a set of originals."</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-1" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><em>~ Edwin Buxbaum</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">...Feeling a little nostalgic here, and in this week and season of expressing gratitude, I thought perhaps worth mentioning. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Due to prior discussion threads about these, the genesis of the 1964 reprinting of the first 20 years of the National Geographic Magazine likely does not require any big rehash here, but I wanted to give it a nod. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I just can't believe it's been 50 years, and the reprints themselves are highly prized and sought after. Ever since I obtained my set, I have been ever thankful that the Society endeavored to take on this then-mammoth, intensive project. To think that originally, the mere price tag was $2 per issue (x the 179 total issues), or one could proffer $100 for the 1888-1897 period, and $215 for 1898- 1907 . . . a "staggering" total of $315 !!! Who wouldn't be thrilled to pay that now?</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">To wit:</span></span> <em><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">59 individual issues comprised 1888-1897, and 120 more issues entailed the 1898-1907 period. Those already well familiar with the inconsistent publication schedule will understand why the first decade only has 59 issues, where as the next 10 years' ran through 120 issues.</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">The first indication of a reprinting was the front section membership page (scan of page attached). Note that the announcement states that more in-depth information will be forthcoming in the October ('64) issue, yet in reality it was that November 1964's NGM that boasted the 2-page spread, presented by Melvin M. Payne (pgs. 688-689; photo of actual spread attached).</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">This article makes no mention of the <em>bound</em> editions of course, and it's long been presumed that the claimed 1,000 copies per issue limit does not apply to any bound copies/sets extant. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">The pricing for these latter bound sets was similarly broke down into two, 10-year sets (or, both if desired) -- e.g., you could obtain the first 10 years (8 bound volumes) for a token $90 , and the 2nd 10-yr. stretch for a mere $260!! This means that the premium price paid for the "upgrade" to bound volume's, <em>for all 18 volumes</em>, was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">only $35 increase</span> than if buying individual issues!!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Indeed, Edwin Buxbaum even makes mention that the $2/copy cost <strong>was actually reduced later on, to a pittance of $1.50/copy.</strong> Wow. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I've never shared a photo of my own set of the 1964 bound set before, so I thought now was a good chance to do so. These are my babies and one of my happiest collection items. I actually do read these too! Maybe some other time I'll chit-chat about my unhappy experience trying to start collecting the 1964 Reprints individually, which met with bad chance numerous times, such that I re-evaluated my plans and chose to go with the bound set volumes instead. A wise choice . . . that I have not once ever regretted either. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Unrealized at the time I made that decision, I did not know the side benefit: by obtaining the bound set, I enjoyed the best way to maintain the loose map supplements; i.e., that they were all placed into sturdy pocket-pouches fastened to the inside rear cover boards of the volume/number they were issued with. Further, all of the volumes (except 1900) included as extra material bound ahead of, or following the individual issues, a Table of Contents, Index, title/cover page sheets, and the like. Those only having the individual copies would not have this very useful extra resource material. Their best option would be to ensure they also had the actual original annual volume Index pamphlets.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">On a final note, for those somewhat new to the official NGM reprints, there was one further re-(reprinting) of Vol. 1, No. 1 only -- in 1975. Those essentially were identical to the individual 1964 copy, except that the 1975 run copies bore a very small "75" printed on the lower right corner of the inside, back cover. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">The 1964's <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">all</span></strong> had a discreet "REPRINT" printed within the lower section of the front covers. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I think it is interesting to note as well, that Dr. Payne made a point of declaring that the Reprint initiative would not deflate the value of the early original numbers of The National Geographic Magazine. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"> ~ Scott S. </span></p>
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<p><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Relevant references:</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Roger Nathan - "Collectibles of the National Geographic Society" (c. 1982) ; pg. 15</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Edwin Buxbaum - "Collector's Guide to the National Geographic Magazine" (c. 1971) ; pgs. 77-83</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Don Smith - "N.G.M. - For Collectors" {1888-1996} ; (c. 1996; v. II, no. 1) ; pg. 21</span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><em>* on my shelf, I keep the 1896-1907 volumes upside down, in order to counteract the 45+ years of gravity "sagging" of the body pages. </em></span></p>
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