George and Barbara Bush Signed Book - C. Fred's Story (Ltd. Ed.) Signed book: C. Fred's Story. First edition, limited issue, numbered 348/500. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.5, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on the colophon in blue felt tip to Barbara Bush's social secretary, "Christmas 1984. To: Sue Sims, all good wishes. Happy reading! Many, many thanks, Warmly—Barbara Bush," and in black felt tip, "Sincere Thanks, George Bush." Also bears an ink stamp of the facsimile paw print of their dog, C. Fred. An additional vice presidential card, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip by Barbara Bush, is loosely laid in. In very good to fine condition, with light sunning to the dust jacket spine, some nicks to the jacket's edges, and light irregular toning to the signed page.

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