AN INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE, SIGNED BY HILLARY CLINTON

CLINTON, Hillary Rodham. An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Quarto, original half black cloth, original dust jacket. $600.

First edition of this lavishly illustrated look at presidential life both public and private in the Executive Mansion, boldly signed on the front flyleaf by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Writing as First Lady, Hillary Clinton "emphasizes how [she]… used the White House to celebrate the best of American culture" (New York Times). She describes the renovations she oversaw of "the oldest official residence of a head of state anywhere in the world," as well as the various public and private events that fill its schedule, from formal state dinners and the annual Easter Egg roll to movie screenings and private birthday parties. Numerous color and black-and-white photographs, many full-page, depict the White House's famous rooms, such as the Blue Room and the Treaty Room, as well as such behind-the-scenes areas as President Clinton's private music room. The volume concludes with a selection of recipes from the White House kitchen, ranging from cajun seared scallops to poached lobster.

Fine condition.