My Life In Letters And Other Writings (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION]

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine condition. Signed on title page and inscribed "To Edgar Peters Bowron With appreciation and warm best wishes, George Bush Dec. 7, 2007" on dedication page. Quarto. 640pp., 16 pages with photographs on glossy paper. Original blue leather with decorative, gilt-stamped covers, gilt lettering, ruling and tooling on spine; raised bands. All gilt edges. Textured silk salmon endpapers. Signed First Edition printed in gilt to spine; without limitation page. "The letters and other entries in this book appear in their original form with the following exceptions: 1. Some letters were edited for length; 2. For the sake of clarity, typos were corrected; punctuation and grammar were not. 3. For consistency, the format of the letter (position of date, spacing, paragraphing, etc.) are uniform; 4. To protect the privacy of letter recipients, street addresses and P.O. box numbers were removed from inside addresses." (Publisher). Contains glossary of names at front and is illustrated with sixteen pages of b/w photographs of official and personal events. Timeline, acknowledgments and index at rear.