June 1952 National Geographic Turkey-Russia, Paris, Kashgai, WAVE Parachutists

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LV1 - 61. Issue: June 1952 - Vol. CI, No. 6. NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE USA!!Condition: NO Supplemental map of Southwest Asia! Age toning, other minor soiling, wear to covers; chipping, staining - Covers are in Good to Very Good condition; inside pages are in very nice condition. Articles include: * Roaming the West's Fantastic Four Corners (33 Illustrations, Text Map, 26 Color Photographs). Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.* Where Turk and Russian Meet (27 Illustrations). An American Newspaperman reports on the "Barbed Wire Curtain" Turkey's Remote Soviet Frontier. Photos of Erzurum; "Oscars" - Turkey's tough NATO GIs; Kars train into Russia; Bird's-eye view of Erzurum's earthen walls and military outpost; Tractors haul artillery past a grazing flock; Kars's wide streets link city with Tsarist past; NATO antiaircraft gunners guard Airport at Erzurum; Aerial view of Sarikamis; etc.* Paris, Home Town of the World (39 Illustrations, 32 Color Photographs). Color photos of Roger the Frog's Left Bank restaurant; Luxembourg Palace Gardens; Folies Bergere Show Girls; Fashion Show; Model boat building display in Tuileries Gardens; Tour de France cycling race; Hotel de Sens; etc.* We Dwelt in Kashgai Tents (26 Illustrations, 32 Color Photographs). Nomad Shepherds of Iran. Carpets and rugs. Women making a carpet on a crude loom.* Graduation read more