8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (4) - 259 pp. White covers with red lettering on the spine and the front. The convention was called by the National Liberal Federation of Canada at the request of the Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King and held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, of August 5th, 6th and the 7th of 1948 at the Coliseum in Ottawa, Ontario. This was the convention that saw Louis St. Laurent elected as the leader of the Liberal party. One appendix with information on arrangements such seating, ballots etc. Seven page index at the back. Illustrated with 12 pages of black and white photographs. The covers how mild wear and some light soiling and the spine along with the cover margins are age toned are browned. The interior is clean and the binding is tight.