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Fascinating read & amazing photographs as always! Very slight tear at bottom of front cover Combined postage offered with other magazines I have for sale

8/9years worth of monthly magazine, the odd month seems to be missing, maybe, but generally fair condition and some 125+ magazines!

National Geographic Magazine September 1999 Vol 196 – No 3 On offer is this used copy of this great magazine from National Geographic. In this issue: Regulars Departments On Assignment Geographica Forum On Screen Earth Almanac From the Editor Flashback Behind the Scenes Interactive Features Kashmir: Trapped in Conflict India, Pakistan, and Kashmiri separatists continue their increasingly dangerous struggle over Himalayan territory that once delighted residents and travelers alike. BY LEWIS M. SIMONS – PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEVE McCURRY Around At Last! In March of this year, Swiss doctor Bertrand Piccard and British balloon instructor Brian Jones became the first balloonists to circle the globe nonstop. In an exclusive account, Piccard describes their journey. BY BERTRAND PICCARD Masai Passage to Manhood In an elaborate, emotional ceremony Africa’s Masai elevate warriors to the status of elders. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY CAROL BECKWITH AND ANGELA FISHER Olive Oil, Elixir of the Gods The world is discovering what Mediterranean peoples have known for millennia: The salubrious oil of the olive is an essential ingredient of the good life. BY ERLA ZWINGLE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY IRA BLOCK Preserving the Sahara’s Art Researchers make a cast of monumental giraffes carved into desert stone 7,000 years ago in Niger. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID COULSON Hunting With Eagles On the high plateau of western Mongolia, ethnic Kazakhs practice a centuries-old tradition. BY CANDICE S. MILLARD – PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID EDWARDS Rodeos-Behind the Chutes Getting bruised and broken more for love than money, cowboys ride broncs, wrestle steers, and otherwise get their kicks at dirt rings across the V.S. and Canada. BY MICHAEL PARFIT – PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD Galileo Mission NASA’s once troubled Jupiter spacecraft cap­tures astounding images of the king of planets and its intriguing moons. BY WILLIAM R. NEWCOTT The magazine has been read, but remains in pristine condition. I am always happy to re-weigh multiple purchases made at the same time, and reduce postage accordingly. Thank you for looking. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions. This is what some recent buyers of my National Geographic Magazines had to say: 04-Feb-10 (Germany) Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – July 2000-Great Cond (#260533601924) 27-Jan-10 (UK) All as promised – good eBayer A+++++++++++++++ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – August 2000-Great Cond (#260538451627) 11-Jan-10 (UK) Excellent transaction. Perfect condition, well packaged and arrived promptly. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – October 2000-Great Cond (#260528903414) 08-Jan-10 (UK) excellent condition, and first class packing, highly recommended, thank you NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Jul 1998 – Contents Listed (#260528900659) 07-Jan-10 (UK) great! thanks! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Nov 1998 – Contents Listed (#260518092965) 04-Jan-10 (Spain) fast sending NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – April 2000-Great Cond (#260512473003)

National Geographic Magazine August 1999 Vol 196 – No 2 On offer is this used copy of this great magazine from National Geographic. Please note that the Supplement that originally came with the magazine is not included. In this issue: Regulars Departments On Assignment Millennium Moments Geographica Forum From the Editor Flashback Earth Almanac Behind the Scenes Interactive Features Global Culture As old patterns make way for new, our thinking and our ways of life become more urban, more cosmopolitan, less diverse. An introduction to this special issue. BY JOEL L. SWERDLOW A World Together With Internet use soaring and airfares falling, global exchange of information, products, and ideas has exploded. Will our cultural differences survive? BY ERLA ZWINGLE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOE McNALLY Tale of Three Cities Alexandria, Egypt, at the start of the first millennium; Cordoba, Spain, at the beginning of the second; and New York, New York, at the dawn of the third: What do they tell us about cities past, present, and future? BY JOEL L. SWERDLOW – PHOTOGRAPHS BY STUART FRANKLIN Vanishing Cultures Indigenous peoples have become the human equivalent of endangered species. Now many battle to save the things that define them: their lifeway, their language, and their land. BY WADE DAVIS – PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARIA STENZEL Italy’s Endangered Art In a place where Roman coins lie underfoot and Renaissance frescoes adorn countless ceilings, preserving art treasures from natural disasters and the ravages of time requires the effort of an entire nation. BY ERLA ZWINGLE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY O. LOUIS MAZZATENTA The Power of Writing An invention whose impact seems impossible to measure first appeared in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago. Using systems of writing from Maya glyphs to Chinese calligraphy, humans have chronicled history, lobbied for freedom, and expressed the emotions of the ages. BY JOEL L. SWERDLOW – PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARY WOLINSKY The magazine has been read, but remains in pristine condition. I am always happy to re-weigh multiple purchases made at the same time, and reduce postage accordingly. Thank you for looking. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions. This is what some recent buyers of my National Geographic Magazines had to say: 04-Feb-10 (Germany Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – July 2000-Great Cond (#260533601924) 27-Jan-10 (UK) All as promised – good eBayer A+++++++++++++++ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – August 2000-Great Cond (#260538451627) 11-Jan-10 (UK) Excellent transaction. Perfect condition, well packaged and arrived promptly. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – October 2000-Great Cond (#260528903414) 08-Jan-10 (UK) excellent condition, and first class packing, highly recommended, thank you NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Jul 1998 – Contents Listed (#260528900659) 07-Jan-10 (UK) great! thanks! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Nov 1998 – Contents Listed (#260518092965) 04-Jan-10 (Spain) fast sending NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine – April 2000-Great Cond (#260512473003)

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE MARCH 1964, GOOD USED CONDITION, WILL BE LISTING LOTS OF MAGAZINES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OVER COMING DAYS, PLEASE BE AWARE THESE ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND MAY HAVE MINOR MARKS ETC, QUESTIONS EARLY PLEASE AS NOT ON EVERY DAY, SEE OTHER ITEMS I AM LISTING AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING,

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1964, GOOD USED CONDITION, WILL BE LISTING LOTS OF MAGAZINES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OVER COMING DAYS, PLEASE BE AWARE THESE ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND MAY HAVE MINOR MARKS ETC, QUESTIONS EARLY PLEASE AS NOT ON EVERY DAY, SEE OTHER ITEMS I AM LISTING AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING,

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE AUGUST 1959, GOOD USED CONDITION, WILL BE LISTING LOTS OF MAGAZINES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OVER COMING DAYS, QUESTIONS EARLY PLEASE AS NOT ON EVERY DAY, SEE OTHER ITEMS I AM LISTING AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING,

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 1959, GOOD USED CONDITION, WILL BE LISTING LOTS OF MAGAZINES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OVER COMING DAYS, QUESTIONS EARLY PLEASE AS NOT ON EVERY DAY, SEE OTHER ITEMS I AM LISTING AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING,

In good clean condition. contents incl FUTURE OF FLYING HUBBLE’S EYE ON INFINITY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE APRIL 2010 READ BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION SPECIAL WATER ISSUE ~ THE BIG MELT PIPE DREAM THE LAST DROP.