Steichen, Edward, compiler. U.S. Navy War Photographs. Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor. Signed book Pure Photography: A total rejection

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Steichen, Edward, compiler. U.S. Navy War Photographs. Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor. Signed book Pure Photography: A total rejectionU. S. Camera Publishing [ca. 1946]. Published by Tom Maloney's U. S. Camera at the request of Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Commander Edward Steichen (18791973) was responsible for photography for the Navy during World War II. 108 pages, approximately 11 x 11. 5 inches, blue wraps with yellow titling. Notoriously fragile binding (three staples) professionally repaired and strengthened, with a custom made polyester jacket. First few pages with