Six issues of Auburn Press, the shipboard newspaper of the USS Auburn. WORLD WAR II; JAPAN.

Scarce examples of this American naval publication. In 1945, Auburn participated in the assault on Iwo Jima, allowing the editors to bill the Auburn Press as "Iwo Jima's first American newspaper". We have traced physical copies only at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Centre and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. According to the 4 March 1945 instalment, the circulation numbered 700 copies. As typical for the genre, each number combines news with lighter-hearted and recreational content (including, at times, a crossword). That for 16 March proudly proclaims "Iwo Secured" on its special front page, while under the headline "Jap Suicides Becoming Popular", the 15 September number describes the abolition of Japan's Imperial General Headquarters and the drastic measures taken by some senior military and government officials to escape accountability for the war. A separate notice, issued in late September, gives the current newspaper staff and surveys the ship's contribution to the Allied victory. a) Volume III, Number 4 (4 March 1945), 8 pp. (1 page blank). b) Volume III, Number 16 (16 March 1945), 12 pp. c) Volume III, Number 17 (17 March 1945), 8 pp. d) Volume III, Number 19 (19 March 1945), 8 pp. e) Volume IX, Number 15 (15 September 1945), 10 pp. f) Volume IX, Number 21 (21 September 1945), 10 pp. g) Single-sheet notice, [c. 28 September 1945]. 6 issues and single-sheet notice, (c. 330 x 200 mm). Text mimeographed across 57 sides in total. Issues wire-stitched top-left. For a full inventory, see note. Couple of contemporary annotations. Generally in well-preserved condition, toning and printing inconsistencies as expected, one sheet detached from wire stitching, old creasing and occasional short closed tears: very good.