*Barbara Bush A Memoir

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0025196359 . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a spot of soil on page fore edges. ; Signed in marker by Barbara Bush on the title page. A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Full number line on copyright page. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 575 pages; "Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this fascinating memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States. Here, she writes candidly about her early years with George Bush in West Texas and the tragic death of their young daughter, Pauline. She also discusses the world of Washington politics and the famous figures she’s met, as well as the disappointment of the 1992 presidential campaign—and the mixed blessing of regaining her private life, including her role as the nation’s leading literacy champion.Filled with entertaining anecdotes, thirty-two pages of personal photographs, and a healthy dose of introspection, this memoir is “a book of good grace and humor—written in a style that, like the author herself, is straightforward, unembellished, generous, good-hearted, and wise…A pleasure” (The Washington Times). .