The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. CVIII, No. 6, December, 1955

Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1955. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. Fair. [32 pages of advertisements--some with color], pages 725-870, [and 14 pages of advertisements with some color]. Illustrations (with Seventy-two pages in color). Maps. Ten Color supplement Map of Atlantic Ocean NOT PRESENT. Cover has wear and soiling. Some damp staining at edges. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888, nine months after the Society was founded. Starting with its January 1905 publication of several full-page pictures of Tibet in 1900-1901, the magazine changed from being a text-oriented publication closer to a scientific journal to featuring extensive pictorial content, and became well known for this style. John Hyde was the first editor. This issue includes: Atlantic Odyssey: Iceland to Antarctica with 58 Illustrations (46 in Natural Colors) by Newman Bumstead and Volkmar Wentzel; Ice Age Man, the First American with Map and 19 illustrations (8 Paintings in Color) by Thomas R. Henry and Andre Durenceau; By Full-rigged Ship to Denmark's Fairyland with Map and 28 illustrations (25 in Natural Colors) by Alan Villiers and Alexander Taylor; Rugged Is the Word for Bravo with 13 Illustrations by Phillip M. Swatek; Christmas in Cookie Tree Land with 14 Illustrations in Natural Colors by Louise Parker La Gorce and B. Anthony Stewart; and Petra, Rose-Red Citadel of Biblical Edom with Map and 15 Illustrations (12 in Natural Colors) by David S. Boyer.