dark floral patterned publisher's hard cover; lettering in white and orange on spine; 306 pages; unusual clear plastic dust jacket with lettering nevertheless and blurbs on both flaps; dust jacket is not price-clipped; SIGNED by John Fraser on the title page; and similar to Lytton Strachey's book Eminent Victorians, Fraser gives his opinions on eight eminent Canadians: two Bishops John Strachan & Terence Finley; two Editors George Brown & William Thorsell; Two Prime Ministers Sir Wilfrid Laurier & Jean Chretien; and two Sovereigns Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth.