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NC Press Limited; Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise; Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1984. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 414 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Partial colour maps. Blue cloth in dustjacket.
The Collectors: A History of Canadian Customs and Excise by McIntosh, Dave - 1984
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Toronto: NC Press with Revenue Canada, Customs & Excise and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply & Services Canada, 1984. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt, headband, 414 pages with photos, illustrations & maps (colour and b & w), Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "It has been a government embarrassment from time to time: the Customs Scandal of 1926 brought down a Liberal administration. When the U.S. enacted prohibition in 1920, the Canadian government denounced the demon rum & yet provided both the operating base & the raw materials for the multi-billion-dollar industry of the eager entrepreneurs of Rum Row. The Collectors names names of people & corporations who made fortunes matching wits with the men & women of Customs & Excise. Appendices include a list of 114 current border points nationwide, an outline of the duties & powers of Customs officials & the poignant tale of pioneer inspector Charles Thomas Dupont and bureaucracy gone mad." Contents include: Intro / Customs and Excise in History / Development of the Canada-United States Border / Smuggling / The Lives and Times of Customs and Excise Officers / Appendices / Bibliography / index. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jacket illustration: "The Toll Gate" by Cornelius Krieghoff,. 8vo.
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- Publisher NC Press with Revenue Canada, Customs & Excise and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply & Services Canada
- Place of Publication Toronto
- Date Published 1984
- Keywords McIntosh, Dave The Collectors: A History of Canadian Customs and Excise Jacket illustration: "The Toll Gate" by Cornelius Krieghoff, NC Press with Revenue Canada, Customs & Excise and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply & Service
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: NC Press Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1984. 414pp. with b/w and colour illustrations. Light soil to outer edges. DJ has light edge/rub wear, creasing and a couple light stain marks with bucling/creasing to the rear panel. Actual book for sale pictured. 16 x 23.7 x 2.9cm, wt1Kg. Hard Cover. VG/G. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Toronto: NC Press Limited, 1984. 414 pages in very good, clean condition. Illustrated. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on corners and edges. Blue DJ with illustrations and white titles. Corners and edges lightly worn. VG+/VG+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.
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