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Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1986. ix-xii 242 pp. Illustrated with four 8-page b/w photo sections. Jeanne Sauve is the first woman from Quebec to be a Federal Cabinet Minister, the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons, and the first woman to be Governor General of Canada. Shirley Woods has written the first biography of this remarkable woman and her extraordinary rise to the highest office in the land. Dj illustrated with photo by Yousuf Karsh. Very slight spine lean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1983. Illustrated Card Wraps. Foreword by David Rosen. Virtually all of Canada's active political cartoonists are represented in these pages. Over two hundred cartoons capture the outstanding issues facing Canada from mid 1982 to mid 1983.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1993. 379 pp. With 253 photographs, 106 in full colour. Pierre Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. This is his story, told in his own words. This remarkable volume is Personal. Philosophical, Political, Personality-filled, Patriotic and Pertinent. Jacket photos by Jean Demers and J.M. Carisse. Previous owner's name blackened out on fep under DJ flap. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Saskatoon, Saskachewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1985. 241 pp. Colin Thatcher was first elected in 1975 as a Liberal MLA. In 1977 he crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative Party. He resigned in Jan. 1983. On November 6, 1984 after a trial that made national headlines, Thatcher was convicted of the 1983 murder of his ex-wife JoAnn Wilson. Backrooms the story of his political life and events leading up to his resignation from cabinet was written from his prison cell as he awaited an appeal hearing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1989. 323 pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Erik Nielson was elected member of Parliment for Yukon in 1957 and spent the next thirty years in politics, rising from backbencher to Deputy Prime Minister before his retirement. Here he airs his own opinions about the leaders he has served, about his colleagues, about public policy and party lines. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1921 Reprint. A volume of collected essays, lectures and other occasional pieces on subjects of most varied character, ranging from a revue of M. Bergson's L'Evolution Creatrice to brief Notes on "Zionism" and "The Freedom of the Seas." 266 pp. Burgundy cloth boards. Gilt title print to spine... still bright. Front board marked. Occasional leaf carelessly pulled open (it would appear some pages had been previously unopened) causing a 'rag' edge. Contents extremely clean and bright. This book would serve one well as a good plus working copy. It is sound and most serviceable.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969. Fourth printing 1971. 265 pp. B/w portrait illustrations of the Prime Ministers. Canadian history in its most interesting and readable form-providing entertainment and information for all readers, from school child to the housewife, to the historian. Discover the excitement of this nation's history through the personalities of these fifteen men. One very small tear to spine bottom. Dj has a small chip from spine bottom,one small closed tear and light edge wear. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Don Morrison.

Toronto: Collins, 1982. 287 pp. In this sequel to his best selling " The Blue-eyed Sheiks", Foster provides a devastating analysis of the Liberal Governments National Energy Program- one of the most revolutionary- and disastrous- policies in Canadian history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1976. 330 pp includes index. With this second volume John Diefenbaker continues to delight and enthrall his readers. These years were among the most dramitic and contentious in our nation's history. Diefenbaker became the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada with the outcome of the June 1957 election. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Well illustrated with b/w photos. Front and rear endpapers are of the Canadian Bill of Rights. Photo dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

Chicago: The John C. Winston Co. (c1941) Frontispiece photo. Numerous full-page photographs on heavier semi-gloss paper throughout the book. " Milton Bronner and Paul Manning, two internationally famous N.E.A. writers, have combined their remarkable talents and experiences to bring to you this fresh, intimate story of the solid, driving Prime Minister who, to many, symbolizes England". Decorated red boards. Fep's show off-setting. No ownership markings. A solid copy in a bright binding and illustrated dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1959. No one is better qualified to speak of Canada than its first Canadian Governor-General Vincent Massey. He has consistently used the influence of his great office on the side of civilization, on the side of all that is permanent and valuable in the culture of Canada. DJ has one closed tear to front panel and minute edge wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Boston,: Little, Brown and Company Illustrated with photographs. A unique and historical first. Never before in all the years since the great Russian Revolution, have we had access to the intimate political reminiscences of a Soviet leader. The illuminating recollections of the man who sat at the summit of power in the modern Russian empire from 1953 until 1964. Black cloth boards with red and yellow print to spine. Name to ffep.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

University Of Toronto Press 1973 reprint. 344 pp. Foreword by Geoffrey Pearson son of Lester B Pearson. This volume is much concerned with activities at the United nations and relations with the United states. Mr. Pearson died in 1972 before he had completed this book . It was brought to completion by the two editors. DJ very light edge wear.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1983. " Contenders " tells the story of 'Campaign 83' for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada : it follows the campaigns of all the contenders from their backroom strategy meetings to the climax of the convention. It reveals never-before-published confidential memoranda that show the misgivings of Joe Clark's advisors; the plotting of John Crosbie and the chaos that plagued Brian Mulroney's campaign. Illustrated with b/w photos. Natural color boards, red spine with natural color print. Dark blue endpapers. No ownership markings. Price-clipped dust jacket illustration by Rene Zamic. A bright attractive copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Antheneum Publishers/Reader's Digest Press., 1975. The author starts his story with a masterful account of the last days of Richard Nixon in the White House. Giving credit to Nixon for his achievements as President and peacemaker, White explains how he betrayed his spectacular victory of 1972 by breaking faith, as much with those who voted for him as with those who voted against him. Black boards with gilt print to spine. No ownership markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. Illustrated heavy Card Wraps. All the quotations in this book are taken directly from "Hansard" for the period from October 1970 to June 1971. The cartoons are by Jane Meintjies of Montreal. The words were selected by Howard Aster of the Political Science department of McMaster University. Oblong format.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1989. 314 pp. includes bibliography and index. The author places Ottawa under a microscope and comes up with a tantalizing, often scandalous, picture of the powerful at work and at play in the nation's capital. Map eps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers (1987) v-vi 320 pp. The words of sixty Canadians when asked to write what they would do if they were Prime Minister. This is a fascinating and delightful book, entertaining yet serious, with searing political criticism underlying even the most light-hearted of the essays. It contains so many excellent suggestions that it should be required reading for all bureaucrats,cabinet ministers and incumbents. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Deneau & Greenberg, 1979. Dalton Camp is one of Canada's most outstanding political strategists. With its many fascinating flashbacks and its strongly based political philosophy, " Points Of Departure" is a book of lasting value in Canadian politics. Illustrated with b/w photos. Beige boards with gilt lettering. Price intact jacket.. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Art Buchwald, renowned chronicler, lecturer, gardener and Pulitzer Prize winner, has covered , during his life in Washington....six presidents and God knows how many vice-presidents....all of whom have in one way or another suffered from faulty memories. This is not just a book dealing with sordid American politics. It is a rollicking romp through the United States for the past 24 months, starting in the Rose Garden of the White House and reaching far beyond the Capital Beltway. Mr Buchwald likes to twit great political leaders...... List of illustrations provided. Eight full-page b/w caricatures by Steve Mendelson. Grey boards, dark blue cloth spine with gilt title print. Matching grey endpapers. No ownership markings. A very nice square, clean and bright book in a price-intact photo dust jacket which remains glossy and bright. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.