US NAVY WAR PHOTOGRAPHS, PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO HARBOR

Captain Edward Steichen, USNR
(compiler)

U.S. Camera, NY, circa 1945. VG-. Dark blue wraps with gold lettering. 11x11.5. Softcover as issued. Covers a bit ratty at edges, especially top right corner of front cover, which has been repaired with archival tape. Some flattened creases to front cover; edgewear & cornerwear all round. Original owner's name & address written neatly in ink on front flyleaf, upper left-hand corner. Water-stain affects upper right-hand corner of first three pages. Covers separating at bottom, about one inch up, but binding still good overall. All photographs in fine shape. Over 100 large-scale superb photographs of the Navy, Marine Corps & Coast Guard in WWII, selected by one of the great photographers of this century. This book was given to Sailors & Marines on their return from the war. Detailed captions of each photograph offered at end of book, together with the identity of the photographer, when known.
Sampling of photo captions: "Tarawa. Marines in frontal assault take heavily-reinforced pillbox." "The Marines inch forward against suicidal resistance on Peleliu Island." "The US Marines land at Cape Gloucester." "US Marines hit the beach on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945." "Blood plasma and whole blood. Navy doctors and corspmen treat Marines on Iwo Jima." "Coffee for the exhausted conquerors of Engibi Island~the United States Marines." "Marine Corsair cuts loose with eight 5-inch rockets over Okinawa." "Marines smoke out Japs from a cave at Naha, Okinawa." "Tired Marine and dog sleep on a bed of rocks~Okinawa." "Leathernecks and a native boy share foxhole on Okinawa." "Grave of an unknown US Marine on Saipan." In better condition, this book fetches about $85, so this copy, with its flaws, is priced accordingly. Out of Print.

$45