Steichen, Edward; The Blue Ghost : A Photographic Log and Personal Narrative of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Lexington in Combat Operation; New York: Harcourt, Brace 1947. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 149 pages. Hardcover.
Military History – WWII WW2 World War Two USS Lexington (CV-16) Aircraft Carrier - Essex Class Museum Ship United States Navy - 20th Century Aircraft Carrier Operations Photojournalism War Photography
Very Good-/Good+. Light cock, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with 1/2" tears with creasing and small chips, price clipped, foxing, rubbed. Solid oversize hardcover.
Noted photographer Edward Steichen, as a US Navy Captain in WW2, describes and photographs operations aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier, CV-16 USS Lexington, during the later half of WW2 in the Pacific. This Lexington remains a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas; the earlier carrier Lexington, CV-2 "Lady Lex", was scuttled after the Battle of Coral Sea (1942). First Edition, First Printing of this vibrant memoir of World War II US aircraft carrier operations with photos by both Steichen and Victor Jorgensen.

Very Good-/Good+. Light cock, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with 1/2" tears with creasing and small chips, price clipped, foxing, rubbed. Solid oversize hardcover.

10.63 x 8.63 x 0.63 in

1.75 lb