Group of 3 deluxe bound offprints from collection of Gilbert Grosvenor, the first full-time employee of the National Geographic Society and Alexander Graham Bell's son-in-law: Young Russia: The Land of Unlimited Possibilities, National Geographic Magazine, 1914, by Gilbert Grosvenor, the author's personal copy, full leather binding; Evolution of the Nautical Chart by Colonel Ernest Lester Jones, US Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1924, 3/4 leather binding, inscribed by the author to Gilbert on the fly leaf and with presentation signed letter mounted to front blank; Safari Through Changing Africa by Elsie May Bell Grosvenor and photographs by Gilbert Grosvenor, 1953, National Geographic Magazine, cloth-backed boards, signed and inscribed by Elsie (who was Gilbert's wife) and Gilbert on the fly leaf to Samuel A. Gayley. Grosvenor was the editor of National Geographic Magazine from 1899-1954 and the President of the National Geographic Society from 1920-1954. Contents clean and unmarked; bindings with varying degrees of light discoloration, scuffing and wear. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .