Description
First edition of Admiral Halsey’s Story, signed by Admiral Bull Halsey on the half-title.
Octavo, xvii, [3], 310pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Illustrated endpapers. First printing, with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. Bookseller’s label on rear pastedown. Light wear to head of the spine, solid text block, a near fine example. In the publisher’s near fine jacket, $4.00 retail price on rear flap, trace of shelf wear, two closed tears with Japanese tissue repair to verso, vibrant colors, an attractive example.
Signed by Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey on the half title, “To Russell _, W.F. Halsey.”
Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey (1882-1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II, becoming commander of the South Pacific area. He oversaw allied forces during the Battle for Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. After promotion to the command of the Third Fleet, he took part in the Battle for Leyte Gulf, which was the largest naval battle of the Second World War and, by some accounts, the largest naval battle in history. He retired in 1947. Halsey died in 1959 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
