{"product_id":"c-freds-story-a-dogs-life-barbara-bush-signed-1984","title":"C. Fred's Story by C. Fred Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. Fred's Story (Signed by Barbara Bush with Paw Print)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Spaniel's-Eye View of the Bush Vice Presidency, Signed by Barbara Bush and Marked with C. Fred's Paw Print\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e C. Fred Bush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barbara Bush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doubleday \u0026amp; Company, Inc., Garden City, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385189710\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doubleday hardcover edition, 1984. Inscribed and signed by Barbara Bush, with a facsimile paw print of C. Fred.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's hardcover: red paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine, issued with an illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo-size hardcover, roughly 210 x 150 mm. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Endpapers decorated with dog sketches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The red paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine are clean, with one tiny dark speck on the front board. Corners and edges are sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cream pages are clean and the text is legible, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight. The endpapers carry white-on-tan dog sketches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed on the front free endpaper in blue ink: \"With all good wishes. Barbara Bush and\" followed by an inked paw print for C. Fred, the Bushes' golden cocker spaniel. The signature is handwritten by Barbara Bush; the paw print is a facsimile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The cream and tan jacket with a colour photograph is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The spine is slightly sunned, with light creasing to the front edge and a few small marks and faint staining to the back panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published by Doubleday in 1984, C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life is a children's book told in the voice of the Bushes' cocker spaniel, C. Fred, and lightly edited by Barbara Bush. It follows life with the Bush family during George H. W. Bush's years as Vice President, offering a light-hearted glimpse of the second family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dog was named, by Barbara Bush's own account, in honour of C. Fred Chambers, a longtime friend and business partner of George Bush. Historian Katherine Sibley described the book as a subtle way to get to know the second family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProceeds were directed to two national literacy programmes, Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, reflecting Barbara Bush's lifelong advocacy for literacy. This copy carries her handwritten inscription alongside the paw print of C. Fred himself, which makes it an appealing piece of American political and presidential memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Barbara Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara Bush served as Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and as First Lady from 1989 to 1993. She was a committed advocate for literacy and founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer other books include two autobiographies, Barbara Bush: A Memoir and Reflections, and the children's book Millie's Book, written in the voice of a later family dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esigned Barbara Bush book · C. 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