THE BIG J: Matriarch of the Seas

Cooper, Mickey

Mickey Cooper, 1982. Hardcover. Special Limited Recommissioning Edition. Pictorial history of the USS New Jersey (BB-62), from its launch on December 7, 1942 to its recommissioning on December 28, 1982 (it was decommissioned on February 8, 1991). The Big J earned more battle stars for combat than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and was the only American battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam War. Quarto. Original blue buckram binding, with gilt titles. Light bump to the bottom corners, with just a hint of edgewear to the dust jacket. Better than very good. Very good / Very good. Item #65844

Price: $45.00