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MR. CHURCHILL IN OTTAWA.

By: (Churchill, Winston.)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: [Public Information Department, Ottawa, 1941.]:

Seller ID: 13080

Unpaginated (approx. 20 pp.), 7 3/4" H, stapled in wraps. Several b&w photos of Winston Churchill addressing the Canadian Parliament and outside the Parliament buildings. The text of an address given by Winston Churchill on December 30th, 1941 to the Parliament of Canada. Introductory remarks by William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada. Interior - a few small light foxing marks - mainly in lower margin of last two pages, minor soiling, a few soft wrinkles to pages. Exterior - light edge wear on spine, one small corner crease, moderate rubbing/soiling on rear cover. VG-
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MOMENTS OF MEMORY: RECOLLECTIONS AND IMPRESSIONS.

By: Asquith, Herbert.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hutchinson: 1937

Edition: Second Impression.

Seller ID: 29238

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

382 pp, 9 1/2" H. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. The author's memories of his father, Herbert H. Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1908-1916. Contents: Cricket at Keats Grove; Early Friends; Grasmere and London; The Journey to Scotland; Fact and Fancy; A New Outlook; Winchester; Some Oxford Characters; A Generous Settlement; Asquith and Balfour; Force and Ferment; A Poet in Revolt; The Outbreak of War; Flanders in 1915; Men and Problems; The Somme and Whitehall; Arras and Passchendaele; The Battle in the Mist; Lord Oxford in Later Years; Index....
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BARBED LYRES: CANADIAN VENOMOUS VERSE.

By: Atwood, Margaret, foreword. (Tom Denholm, Glen Stone, Denis Woollings, Brian Davis, Gerry MacIntosh, Pierre Berton, Robertson Davies, Hoard Engel, Tomson Highway, Dennis Lee, Robert Priest, al Purdy, Charles Pachter, Mavor Moore, Don Harron, et al.)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter: 1990

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 30244

ISBN: 1550132520

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

112 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w illustrations by political cartoonist Aislin. "(W)inning entries and special celebrity submissions from a nationwide contest for satircal verse (judged by) author Margaret Atwood, columnist Allan Fotheringham and songwriter Nancy White. Over 100 of the best entries are featured. Also included are poems submitted by invitation from: Pierre Berton, Robertson Davies, Howard Engel, Don Harron, Tomson Highway, Dennis Lee, Mavor Moore, Susan Musgrave, Eric Nichol, Charles Pachter, Robert Priest, Al Purdy, Erika Ritter, Robin Skelton, et al." A 1/2" dia raised area under the ...
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THE PATRIOT GAME: NATIONAL DREAMS & POLITICAL REALITIES.

By: Brimelow, Peter.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter: 1986

Seller ID: 28519

ISBN: 1550130013

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

310 pp, 9 1/2" H. "(A)rgues that Canada ought to be a second Switzerland, with a living standard actually higher than that of the U.S. But in fact it is embroiled in a tangle of regional and linguistic quarrels, mainipulated by both the Liberals and their Mulroney Tory imitators, and an elite in Ottawa that truly represents neither Anglophones nor Francophones. 'The Patriot Games' offers an unconventional view of Canada that will shatter many myths. Brimelow endorses the argument of Goldwin Smith's 1891 classic 'Canada and the Canadian Question' that our country is 'rich by nature, poor by...
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SHADOW OF HEAVEN: THE LIFE OF LESTER PEARSON. VOLUME ONE: 1897-1948.

By: English, John.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Lester & Orpen Dennys: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28889

ISBN: 0886191653

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

414 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "Lester Pearson - Canada's 14th prime minister, and foremost diplomat - was a man of deep and passionate convictions. His vision of Canada as a force for international peace, mediation, and good will helped redefine our view of ourselves. But how did this seemingly mild and easy-going man develop such a powerful and unswerving vision - and how did he win the political clout to put his beliefs into practice? In this formidable and fascinating first volume, John English casts new light on the private and publice life of this remarkable Canadian." Very light ...
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WHO KILLED THE CANADIAN MILITARY?

By: Granatstein, J.L.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Phyllis Bruce / HarperFlamingo: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23066

ISBN: 0002006758

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

250 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H). "With tragic helicopter crashes and out-of-date equipment, our military lurches towards irrelevance as our politicians dither. Our personnel are stretched far too thinly and are ill-prepared for the battlefield or increasingly dangerous peacekeeping. In truth, we rank 34th among nations in the provision of UN peacekeeping troops. And since 9/11 and the Iraq War, the United States is seriously re-evaluating our ability to defend our half of North America against terrorism. J.L. Granatstein argues that we are all too willing to hide behind anti-American sentiment, wh...
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CANADA 1957-1967: THE YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY AND INNOVATION. THE CANADIAN CENTENARY SERIES NO. 19.

By: Granatstein, J.L.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1986

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 28770

ISBN: 0771035152

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

375 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, political cartoons. Signed by author on title page. "In the tenth decade of Canada's confederation, the expansive and unifying post-war boom gave way to rapid change and conflicting choices. These were the years of John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, years when Canada's culture, economy, and politics took new directions and the foundations of today's political and social realities were laid. Beginning with a survey of the country in 1957, poised to grasp Diefenbaker's grand 'Vision', the author vividly describes how the Progressive Conservative promise ...
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CONFEDERATION AT THE CROSSROADS: THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION.

By: Hopkins, Russell.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1968

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 30002

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

423 pp, 9 1/4" H. Black covers with gilt lettering/decoration on spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To the Hon W. Ross Macdonald: / In recollection of / many happy collaborations / and with best wishes / for the future! / Russell Hopkins / April, 1968." Contents: Author's Preface; A Challenge and a Dilemma; Bagehot's England: The Crown and the Lords; Bagehot's England: The Commons and the Cabinet; Constitutional Beginnings in Canada; Responsible Government; Discord and Deadlock: 1854-64; The Genesis of Confederation; The London Conference, 1866; The Nature and Structure of the B.N.A....
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THE BREMEN.

By: Hotson, Fred W.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, CANAV: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22170

ISBN: 0921022026

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

224 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps. "The flight of the German airplane 'Bremen' from Europe to North America in 1928 was one of the milestones of aviation history. No one had flown the Atlantic in that direction and the risks were high - seven people had died in the attempt. When two Germans and an Irishman left Ireland in the 'Bremen' for New York, there were predictions of a similar fate, and when nothing was heard after 40 hours, the newspapers began preparing obituaries for the gallant crew. Suddenly a message was relayed from a remote Canadian radio station: the airc...
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MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. VOLUME I and VOLUME II. 2 VOLUME SET.

By: Macaulay, Lord. (Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1800-1859.)

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: London, Collins Clear-Type Press:

Seller ID: 30248

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

457 pp, 440pp - 2 volume set, 16mo (6 1/8" H), thin burgundy leather over card covers/spines - gold lettering and decoration on spine, top edge gilt. Burgundy endpapers, sepiatone frontispieces, decorated title pages. **No dustjackets or slipcases.** A collection of essays & reviews by the British author, historian & politician, Lord Macaulay. Contents: Volume I - Machiavelli; Southey's Colloquies; Mr. Robert Montgomery's Poems; Civil Disabilities of the Jews; Moore's Life of Lord Byron; Boswell's Life of Johnson; The Pilgrim's Progress with a Life of John Bunyan; War of the Succession in Sp...
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HONOURS FOR SALE: THE STRANGE STORY OF MAUNDY GREGORY.

By: Macmillan, Gerald.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, Richards Press: 1954

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27936

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

244 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H) - red cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. How much would a knighthood or a baronetcy cost? In the time of British Prime Minister Lloyd George, the man to ask would have been Arthur John Peter Michael Maundy Gregory. This is the story of corruption in high places and the sale and political use of Honours. It is also a tale of blackmail, fraud and, perhaps, murder. Split in front inside hinge paper, tiny faint foxing marks on free endpapers, very light browning to pages, wrinkling and light wear at top/bottom of spine, very light edge wear...
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MOSAIC OF CANADA ON POSTAGE STAMPS: A PICTORIAL GLIMPSE AT CANADA'S HISTORY.

By: Mika, Nick and Mika, Helma.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Belleville, Ontario, Mika Silk Screening: 1967

Seller ID: 16656

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

143 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Canadian stamps. "(C)ompiled not only for the enjoyment of stamp collectors, but for everyone who wants to know more about Canada. The selection of Canadian postage stamps used as illustrations presents a colourful mosaic of our fascinating country. If you study the stamps more closely you will find that together they unfold the panorama of a great nation, as each one has a story to tell. Some emphasize the natural beauty of the land, others allow a glimpse into its history or bring to mind the milestones of its progress, th...
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BRITAIN AND THE OLD DOMINIONS.

By: Miller, J.D.B.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1966

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24616

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

286 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H) - black boards with silver lettering on spine. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Common Background; Canada; Australia and New Zealand; South Africa; Britain and the Four 1918-1945; Commonwealth Structure and Ideas 1945-1965; Defence and Foreign Affairs 1945-1965; Economic and Social Connections 1945-1965; The Climate of Change; The Future; Index. Very light bumping at corners, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor rubbing.
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KING'S WAR: MACKENZIE KING AND THE POLITICS OF WAR, 1939-1945.

By: Nolan, Brian.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Random House: 1988

Seller ID: 28619

ISBN: 0394220366

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

188 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "(A)n extraordinary chronicle of raw politics and ruthless courage; of one man's 'divine mission' to save Canada from dismembering itself over controversial wartime issues such as conscription, Japanese internment, the infamous 'Zombie' army, and the tragic battles of Hong Kong and Dieppe, where thousands of Canadian soldiers lost their lives. (B)rilliantly details King's close friendship and political bond with Roosevelt; his key role as negotiator for Churchill; and his bizarre meeting and mystical attachment with Hitler. (T)he shocking and ...
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G. HOWARD FERGUSON: ONTARIO TORY.

By: Oliver, Peter.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1977

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 28668

ISBN: 0802033466

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

501 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. Inscribed on title page: "For John Watson, / with my very best wishes, / Peter Oliver". "As premier of Ontario from 1923 to 1930, G. Howard Ferguson was the most successful, the most colourful, and perhaps the ablest of Canadian politicians of his time. Largely as a result of his leadership, the Ontario Tories emerged from the debacle of their 1919 defeat to eliminate virtually all political opposition - and launch the Conservative dynasty in Ontario. Peter Oliver's study of Ferguson's life and times provides both a revealing picture of a political profe...
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WE HOPE TO GET WORD TOMORROW. THE LETTERS OF JAMES LOUIS ('J.L.') GARVIN, HIS WIFE CHRISTINA AND THEIR SON ROLAND GERARD ('GED') 1914-1916.

By: Pottle, Mark and Ledingham, John G.G., editors. Foreword by Hew Strachan. (Garvin).

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: London, Frontline: 2009

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27840

ISBN: 1848325452

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

280 pp, 9 7/16" H. B&w photographs, maps. "This fascinating collection of letters traces the exchanges between a young subaltern on the Western Front, Gerard 'Ged' Garvin, and his mother and father at home in London. Correspondence was eagerly awaited by all: Ged savoured letters home like 'Jim Hawkins trickling the doubloons through his fingers'. Equally, his mother and father were fearful that each letter they received would be the last. Few editions of First World War letters include those from home as well as those from the front. That Ged's father was J.L. Garvin - editor of the Obs...
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MY GENERATION OF POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

By: Preston, W.T.R.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: D.A. Rose, Toronto, (1927).:

Seller ID: 9567

462 pp, large 8vo, Hardcover (no dust jacket). Political memoirs of W.T.R. Preston, covering his years of involvement with the Liberal party, detailing the history of the times, the influential players and the global situation. Chapters on Lord Dufferin, Canadian Pacific Railway, Elections, Prime ministers, the First World War, Conventions, Election fraud, North Atlantic Steamship Combine, etc., etc. Interior - previous owners name (local M.P.) on free front endpaper, newspaper obituary column for W.T.R. Preston laid-in in front of book, pages browning lightly, foxing to frontis/preliminary...
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THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: HOW THE LIBERALS FELL FROM GRACE AND THE TORIES ROSE TO POWER.

By: Snider, Norman.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Lester & Orpen Dennys: 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28502

ISBN: 0886190908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

206 pp, 9 1/4" H. "(A) dramatic, no-holds-barred account of the long political season from January 1983 to September 1984 - from the review of Joe Clark's leadership of the Progressive Conservatives, through the resignation of Pierre Trudeau, and two leadership conventions, to the stunning election of Brian Mulroney as Canada's Prime Minister - an event that meant the end of an era. (G)ives us frank, critical portraits of the major aspirants for the nation's highest office, from John Crosbie and Jean Chretien to JohnTurner and Ed Broadbent, as well as the man who ultimately emerged the victo...
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SOUTHERN RHODESIA: BACKGROUND TO CRISIS. CHATHAM HOUSE MEMORANDA. MARCH 1965.

By: Symonds, JANE.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Oxford, Royal Institute of International Affairs / Oxford University Press: 1965

Seller ID: 30154

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good

61 pp, 10" H. Contents: Introduction; Independence by Negotiation or Threat; The United Nations; The Making of Rhodesia; The Constitution; The Administration of African Affairs; Education; Political Parties; The Land, Peoples, and Economy; The Land Apportionment Act; Internal Security and Armed Forces; The Problem Ahead. Interior - previous owner's date, place and signature in ink on title page; very small bump to top corner of pages, some small light creases on pages from handling, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - scattered light foxing on covers, rusty staples, hinge creases and some...
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THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS: REPRESENTATION.

By: Ward, Norman.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto: 1950

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28451

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

307 pp, 9 1/4" H. Tables. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Nature of Representation in Canada; The Constituencies (Redistribution, 1867-1892 / Redistribution, 1892-1948); The Members of Parliament (Qualifications and Disqualfications of Members / The Independence of Parliament / The Payment of Members / The Personnel of Parliament); Elections (Nominating and Voting Procedure / The Election Officials / The Voters' Lists / The Election / The Franchise / The Disfranchisement of Citizens / Electoral Corruption and Controverted Elections / Election Expenses); Conclusion; Appendixes (Relevant ...
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Keyword: Prime Ministers