Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2014
Books signed by Canadian Prime Ministers up for grabs here, including 2 from John Diefenbaker - his 1975 offering "One Canada, The Crusading Years 1895 to 1956", with his signature on the inside half-title page signed in clear blue ballpoint pen as "John Diefenbaker, Sept. 22nd, 1977, while his other, the second in the series of "One Canada", is subtitled "The Tumultuous Years 1962 to 1967" and has his dedicated signature on the inside half-title page. We also have a 1978 hardcover titled "Joe Clark, A Portrait", signed in clear blue pen on the inside title page simply as "Joe Clark"; and Jean Chretien's "Straight From The Heart", a 23-page hardcover signed on the inside half-title page in clear blue pen, also in great condition with some yellowing to the inside fold of the dust jacket. Diefenbaker’s “One Canada, The Crusading Years 1895 to 1956” is a 298-pager and remains in wonderful condition with some slight yellowing to the dust jacket folds. Dief’s 309-page “The Tumultuous Years 1962 to 1967", is also in great condition with a few minor issues to the edge of the dust jacket and is signed in clear black ballpoint pen as “To Ken Kernaghan, best wishes, John Diefenbaker. Diefenbaker, deceased in 1979, was Canada’s 13th Prime Minster and served from 1957 to 1963. Joe Clark was the nation’s 16th Prime Minister, serving from June 4, 1979 to March 3, 1980, and his 276-page hardcover remains in excellent condition with some slight yellowing to the dust jacket. Canada’s 20th Prime Minister Jean Chretien served from 1993 to 2003 and has signed the inside half-title page as “Bonjour Sandy, Good luck to the Council of Canadians, J. Chretien”.
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