Lot #128: 1985 Canadian History Book -- "Wife of...: An Irreverent Account of Life in Washington" by Sondra Gotlieb (First Edition!)

First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket. Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1985. 208 pp. "Wife of...: An Irreverent Account of Life in Washington" is a sharp, satirical memoir written by Sondra Gotlieb, wife of Allan Gotlieb, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States during the Reagan era. Sondra Gotlieb became a celebrated and sometimes controversial figure in the "Beltway" social scene, with a series of highly popular columns for "The Washington Post," in which she used the persona of "Wife of" to offer a witty, "behind-the-scenes" look at the high-stakes world of diplomatic entertaining, power lunches, and the rigid social hierarchies of the American capital. Gotlieb’s narrative is noted for its candid observations on the anxieties of being a diplomatic spouse and the absurdity of political etiquette, making it a quintessential piece of 1980s political social history. As a celebrated work of Canadian-American diplomatic literature, a 1985 Macmillan first printing in bold fine condition can reach 50 to 75 for collectors of political memoirs and modern Canadian first editions. Dimensions: 22 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}