Smithsonian magazine (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1ST. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. August 1975 Smithsonian staple bound magazine in very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the cover. 104 pages.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 320 pages; Description: 320 p. : col. Ill. ; 29 cm. Impressively color illustrated. Notes: "Most of these articles have appeared in issues of Smithsonian magazine"--T. P. Verso. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Includes Introduction by Don Moser, Around the Mall and Beyond; Phenomena, Comment and Notes; Polar bears mingle with people on Manitoba's Cape Churchill; Having all the answers is a hard row to how; The secret hearts of flowers stand revealed in x rays; Sybaritic to some, sinful to others, but how sweet it is!; A meerkat volunteers for guard duty so its comrades can live in peace; If the interstellar hot line rings, who gets the message? Quantum physics' world: Now you see it, now you don't; Maidens of the sea can be alluring, but sailor, beware; Gods and goddesses in graven images from old Hollywood; Lizards that take to the desert like ducks to water; Those strange goings and comings in the sock drawer at night; When home sweet home was just a mailbox away; The silver whistler; The Tale of Two Bagels and other bits of execrable prose; "Gone up North, Gone out West, Gone!" and many more; In honor of the magazine's 20th birthday, the editors of Smithsonian Books undertook the pleasant if daunting task of reviewing all 240 past issues to pick the best for this anniversary collection. Editor's Choice takes long-time readers back to revisit old favorites and introduces more recent Smithsonian lovers to some of the memorable articles they may have missed. Editor's Choice is more than just an anthology; it's a reader's delight. As with the magazine--and the Institution itself--there's something here to delight everyone. Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The first issue was published in 1970. The history of Smithsonian began when Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, was asked by the then-Secretary of the Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley, to produce a magazine "about things in which the Smithsonian [Institution] is interested, might be interested or ought to be interested." Thompson would later recall that his philosophy for the new magazine was that it "would stir curiosity in already receptive minds. It would deal with history as it is relevant to the present. It would present art, since true art is never dated, in the richest possible reproduction. It would peer into the future via coverage of social progress and of science and technology. Technical matters would be digested and made intelligible by skilled writers who would stimulate readers to reach upward while not turning them off with jargon. We would find the best writers and the best photographersâ"not unlike the best of the old Life." In 1973, the magazine turned a profit for the first time. By 1974, circulation had nearly quadrupled, to 635,000, and it reached the one million milestone in 1975â"one of the most successful launches of its time. In 1980, Thompson was replaced by Don Moser, who had also worked at Life, and circulation reached upwards of two million, in turn, by Carey Winfrey upon his retirement in 2001. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…