First Lady Collection (4 results)

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. Quarto, xvi, [96pp]. Gray cloth, title stamped in silver. No additional printings mentioned. Complete with 105 color illustrations of pieces in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In publisher's dust jacket, light chipping to top edge at spine, otherwise a near fine example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "The dedication of the New Wing of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. We thank Barbara Bush. July 17, 1981." Inscribed by the following people: Howard W. Johnson (Chairman of the MFA Board); Blanchette H. Rockefeller; Betty Johnson; John W. White; Kitty White; Catharina Baart-Biddle and Livingston Biddle. Barbara Bush visited the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1981 for the dedication of the West Wing, now known as the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art. Provenance: from the Kennebunkport Public Library in 2019, who acquired numerous books from the Kennebunkport Estate of former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. From the private collection of First Lady Barbara Bush, Masterpieces from the Boston Museum, inscribed to her. (illustrator). Signed.…

No Binding. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. As new condition Bess Truman porcelain doll is still in the original box with the Certificate of Authenticity and description booklet still affixed to the doll's left arm. The length of the sides of the upper box corner edges show rubbing of the blue box color. The original gold and white wrapping is still in fine condition and protecting the doll as issued. The Certificate of Authenticity states: "It is hereby certified that this Limited Edition doll was created of the highest quality materials for the First Ladies Collection. Every detail, from the hand casting of the porcelain and painting of facial expression to the detailing of the garments, is historically accurate according to the Smithsonian Museum standards.…

No Binding. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. As new condition Lou Hoover porcelain doll is still in the original box with the Certificate of Authenticity and description booklet still affixed to th doll's left arm. Even the original gold and white wrapping is still in fine condition as issued. The Certificate of Authenticity states: It is hereby certified that this Limited Edition doll was created of the highest quality materials for the First Ladies Collection. Every detail, from the hand casting of the porcelain and painting of facial expression to the detailing of the garments, is historically accurate according to the Smithsonian Museum standards. …

No Binding. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. As new condition Mamie Eisenhower porcelain doll is still in the original box with the Certificate of Authenticity and description booklet still affixed to the doll's left arm. The original gold and white wrapping is in fine condition and protecting the doll as issued. The Certificate of Authenticity states: "It is hereby certified that this Limited Edition doll was created of the highest quality materials for the First Ladies Collection. Every detail, from the hand casting of the porcelain and painting of facial expression to the detailing of the garments, is historically accurate according to the Smithsonian Museum standards.…