Author: George W. Bush
Title: 41: A Portrait of My Father
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York
Year: 2014
Edition: Signed Deluxe First Edition (not the trade issue)
Signatures: George W. Bush (in book); George H.W. Bush & Barbara Bush (photograph)
🔥 Description - A Fine, signed limited first edition of George W. Bush’s acclaimed biography of his father, the 41st President of the United States. Issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering and housed in the original matching slipcase featuring a photographic onlay of George H.W. Bush.
This is the true signed limited issue, with George W. Bush’s signature printed on the limitation page beneath the portrait of the two Bush presidents. The trade edition was released simultaneously but was not signed.
The book charts George H.W. Bush’s life from his New England childhood through WWII service, the Texas oil fields, Congress, the CIA, the Vice Presidency, and ultimately the Presidency—along with reflections on his influence on his son’s political life.
Bonus: Rare 1992 White House Photograph Signed by BOTH George H.W. Bush & Barbara Bush
Included with the book is an original 8" × 10" full‑color White House photograph, copyright Twin Lens Photo (Silver Spring, MD), signed in ink by both George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.
Dated 1992 - Near Fine condition with a small crease to lower left corner and a small stain along lower edge
📚 Condition (Book) Fine, clean, sharp blue cloth bright with crisp gilt, internally pristine
(Slipcase) Fine overall with just light dust dulling to cloth (common with this issue) Photographic onlay bright and clean. (Photograph) Near Fine with just a minor crease and small stain as noted.
Authentic dual‑signed Bush family photographs from the White House years are increasingly scarce—this is a standout pairing with the book.