Knight of the Holy Spirit: A Study of William Lyon Mackenzie King by Joy E. Esberey - 1980

University of Toronto Press. HARDCOVER. VG. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket has a small repaired chip, a few tiny nicks and rubs. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

University of Toronto Press, 1980. Hardcover. Good.

University of Toronto Press, 1980, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 245 pages, 6.5" x 9.5".

Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 1980. This study of the personality of William Lyon MacKenzie King challenges the view that he led 'a double life'. Through a blending of psycho-biography and political analysis, Joy Esberey shows how King's personality traits influenced his political behavior, and how his personal and public life were an integrated whole, neither contradictory nor unrelated. Throughout the book, the author makes extensive use of King's letters and diary, illuminating his personality and showing how, despite his quirks and oddities, he managed to keep himslf in balance. This fresh view of King concludes with a brief description of consistencies and repetitions in his personal and political conduct in his declining years. The author is a member of the Department of Political Science at Scarborough College, University of Toronto. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title print to spine. Staining to top edge of book. A bright, square book in a bright photo-illustrated dust… Read More

University of Toronto Press, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. NEAR-FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. A really nice copy - crisp, clean, tight, no markings - in a DJ with several short closed tears, light chipping, and shelf-wear. 6.25" by 9.25", 244 pages, epilogue, notes, chronology of King's life, index. Biography of one of the most eccentric Canadian Prime Ministers.

A tight and unmarked First Edition Thus-" Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. SUBTITLED: ` A Study of William Lyon Mackenzie King'. In the 6-page introduction, to this 245-page examination of one of Canada's most enigmatic prime ministers, the author discusses her preference for the techniques of Erik Erikson, to gain an understanding of `total life', as it reflects on psychological vagaries. Read more about Miss Violet Markham, Mathilde Grossert, God's service, Sir William Mulock, Canadian high commissioner, social democracy, socialization, Berlin Ontario, and 4 Grange Road. INDEX at the back. The boards are black with silver gilt lettering at the spine. Red end-papers. D.J. is dark Grey with gilt and white lettering. Portrait of a young William - circa 1899 - on the cover. The volume is clean, crisp, square, and bright. Collectible Canadiana ! ! Quote (p. 51): " The experience served to make King more cautious in his interaction with women. After taking one young lady for a drive he noted, `… Read More