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19821256941982 Intervisual Communications, Inc., Los Angeles - 1982 - In-4 oblong, cartonnage illustré - 12 pages
324pp. (part col.), ports. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Bibliography: p. 314-317.
47225Chicago : Printed by Knight & Leonard 105 107 and 109 Madison Street 1876 . Fourth edition. A very good original cloth binding. 8vo. 8.0" x 6.25" x 0.5". pp.145 . Green cloth over bevelled boards edges rubbed and corners bumped. Rubbed gilt titles to front board. Light discolouration to lower corner of front board. Original brown endpapers. Previous owner's signature to front free-endpaper: "W. M. La Fiorce Gold Hill Nev 1875". Clean text throughout. VG. " Rob Morris was a prominent American poet and Freemason. He also created the first ritual for what was to become the Order of the Eastern Star. Many references state that Rob Morris was born on August 31 1818 near Boston Massachusetts. However there is some evidence that he was born Robert Williams Peckham in New York and that he adopted the name of his foster parents after the death of his birth parents later shortening his name to Rob to avoid confusion with another poet named Robert Morris. After he became a Mason on March 5 1846 he became convinced that there needed to be a way for female relatives of Masons to share in some measure in the benefits of Freemasonry. While teaching at the Eureka Masonic College "The Little Red Brick School Building" in Richland Mississippi in 1849-1850 he wrote Eastern Star's first ritual titled The Rosary of the Eastern Star. He organized a "Supreme Constellation" in 1845 to charter Star chapters. In 1866 because of his planned travel abroad he handed over the organizational authority of Eastern Star to Robert Macoy. Over the years he wrote over 400 poems many of which were devoted to Eastern Star and Masonry. While traveling in the Holy Land he wrote the words to the hymn "O Galilee". In 1854 he wrote "The Level and the Square" which may be his best-known poem. Because of his many works on Masonic subjects on December 17 1884 he was crowned the "Poet Laureate of Freemasonry" an honor which had not been granted since the death of Robert Burns in 1796. His health began to fail in 1887 and in June 1888 he became paralyzed. He died on July 31 1888 and is buried at La Grange Kentucky. The Rob Morris Home is kept as a shrine to Rob Morris by the Kentucky Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star." - See Wikipedia . Chicago : Printed by Knight & Leonard, 105, 107, and 109 Madison Street, 1876 . hardcover
20151264902015 Editions Taschen - 2015 - In-12 broché, couverture illustrée - 192 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs hors texte
36371London: John M. Watkins 1942. First impression of 5000 copies. "This handbook concerning the spiritual meaning underlying the Ceremonials of Initiation is issued after many requests and comprises a record of certain studies undertaken in a Lodge of Instruction extending over a decade." Pp.viii/172 clean throughout. Blue/green cloth a few small bleached spots to spine edge wear to top and tail to spine and corner tips. Scarce. VG. London: John M. Watkins, 1942. hardcover
50740Richmond Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road Richmond VA 23228 c. 2007 . A very good presentation bible presented on the 250th anniversary of the formation of the lodge in 1757. Maroon leather with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Each board with gilt border and central gilt text: "God Shall Establish St Johns Lodge Constituted 5757 Burnt Down The 8th Of March 5770 Rebuilt And Opened November 28 5770 Officers Then Presiding Jonathan Hampton M. William Butler SW. Isaac Heron JW. Spine with gilt title and gilt decoration. All page edges bright gilt. Maroon endpapers. Maroon silk marker ribbon. Presentation page with signatures of the Master and the Secretary but no Apprentice dated Dec 7 1757 - 2007. Printed note before Bible: "The front cover the three pages ahead of this page and the page between Genesis chapter 49 and 50 are reduced facsimiles of the Bible upon which George Washington took the oath as the first President of the United States. The page in between the original Bible Bro. Washington kissed after taking the oath. The mapsin the back of this volume are also from the original Bible. The Bible was then and has been ever since the property of St. John's Lodge No. 1 Ancient York Masons New York." The bible is the Self-Pronouncing Edition" King James Version 5.75" x 3.75" x 1.25" Agate 32mo. pp.885/1p./pp.254 . Clean throughout. VG "St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City United States is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7 1757 by George Harison Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand Lodge of England Moderns." Richmond, Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company, Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road, Richmond , VA 23228, [ c. 2007 ] . hardcover
50741Richmond Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road Richmond VA 23228 c. 2007 . A mint presentation bible presented on the 250th anniversary of the formation of the lodge in 1757. Un-opened and still sealed in polythene. Maroon leather with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Each board with gilt border and central gilt text: "God Shall Establish St Johns Lodge Constituted 5757 Burnt Down The 8th Of March 5770 Rebuilt And Opened November 28 5770 Officers Then Presiding Jonathan Hampton M. William Butler SW. Isaac Heron JW. Spine with gilt title and gilt decoration. All page edges bright gilt. Maroon endpapers. Maroon silk marker ribbon. Presentation page blank. Printed note before Bible: "The front cover the three pages ahead of this page and the page between Genesis chapter 49 and 50 are reduced facsimiles of the Bible upon which George Washington took the oath as the first President of the United States. The page in between the original Bible Bro. Washington kissed after taking the oath. The mapsin the back of this volume are also from the original Bible. The Bible was then and has been ever since the property of St. John's Lodge No. 1 Ancient York Masons New York." The bible is the Self-Pronouncing Edition" King James Version 5.75" x 3.75" x 1.25" Agate 32mo. pp.885/1p./pp.254 . Clean throughout. Mint. "St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City United States is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7 1757 by George Harison Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand Lodge of England Moderns." Richmond, Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company, Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road, Richmond , VA 23228, [ c. 2007 ] . hardcover
20051257152005 Editions Taschen - 2005 - In-4, reliure simili-cuir au dos et sur le quatrième plat avec une illustration en contrecollé, premier plat illustré - 460 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage
20051257142005 Editions Taschen - 2005 - In-4, reliure simili-cuir au dos et sur le quatrième plat avec une illustration en contrecollé, premier plat illustré - 458 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage
20051257132005 Editions Taschen - 2005 - In-4, reliure simili-cuir au dos et sur le quatrième plat avec une illustration en contrecollé, premier plat illustré - 460 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage
20041257122004 Editions Taschen - 2004 - In-4, reliure simili-cuir au dos et sur le quatrième plat avec une illustration en contrecollé, premier plat illustré - 460 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage
50296Luton: White Crescent Press Limited 1975. 1st edition. Volume One only. From 1798 charities were set up for clothing and educating sons of needy Freemasons. They originally provided education by sending them to schools near to their homes. A specific masonic boys' school was set up at Wood Green in North London in 1857 following amalgamation of the charities in 1852. A new school was built in Bushey Hertfordshire in 1903 and a Junior School was added on the other side of The Avenue in 1929. By 1939 there were 800 boys at the school. Pp.xiv/257 23 black & white photosand illustrations illustrated endpapers presentation message to reverse of front free endpaper. Blue cloth discolouration to lower rear board edge. Dustwrapper has tear to lower front edge and minor wear to top edges. Scarce. G/G. Following a decline in pupil numbers the junior school closed in 1970 with the senior school closing in 1977. The buildings' condition declined and fell into disrepair. They have now been redeveloped as housing.Both schools were commonly used for films such as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Lucky Jim twice Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and numerous TV shows from the 1950s until recently. Luton: White Crescent Press Limited, 1975. hardcover
40159Great Yarmouth: Jarrold And Sons Limited 1930 . First edition. A very good copy of this scarce book. 8vo. 8.75" x 5.50" x 0.50". pp.10/pp.78 . Faded purple cloth with bright gilt titles to front board. Smooth spine also sunned. Black & white frontis plus another 7 full-page pictures. Light spotting to extreme page edges otherwise clean text and illustrations throughout. Great Yarmouth: Jarrold And Sons, Limited, 1930 . hardcover
51104Leeds: Fredl. Duffield & Sons Ltd 1936. Limited edition of 300 copies unnumbered. History of the Lodge of Peace No.149 Meltham the third oldest lodge in the Province of Yorkshire West Riding whic holds the tradition that it iis the direct and legitimate descendant of an "Atholl" Lodge of "Ancient" Masons founded at Barnsley in 1777 A.D. Pp.231 frontispiece illustration 10 further black & white plates some spotting mainly affecting final pages of Appendix and to closed page edges cracking to inner hinges but holding. Blue cloth gilt title to spine wear to top and tail of spine and corner tips. G. Leeds: Fredl. Duffield & Sons Ltd, 1936. hardcover
211 pages. Extensively illustrated in black and white. "...Focuses on the hidden aspects of form as the basis for sound draftsmanship and expressive artistic endeavor... Author is Chairman of the Drawing Department at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Above-average wear to dust jacket. A worthy working copy. Book
Light creasing to corner of last few pages and rear wraps. ; Discussion of the aesthetic unity found in Hellenistic art and literature. ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 213 pages
157 pages. plus 10 full-page plates. Originally published in 1856.. "Universally regarded as the classic reference book on Victorian aesthetics, as well as an important visual synopsis of the major forms of decoration... Contains over 100 colour plates which beautifully illustrate a wealth of ornamental patterns from around the world, which spans a historical heritage from the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century Europe." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy of this extraordinary work. Gift quality. Book
48821London: A.Lewis 1960. The writer states that this is the final and crowning proof that Freemasonry is Kabbalism in another garb. Pp.327 owner's name and label to inside front board but otherwise clean throughout. Bright blue cloth gilt title to front and spine. VG. London: A.Lewis, 1960. hardcover
50228London : The Honourable Fraternity Of Antient Masonry. 1932 - 1934 . Bound collection of original magazines. February 1932 - April 1934. Green buckram binding with gilt title to spine: "The Gavel 1932-4". 12 bound magazines all with the original green card covers. The periodical of the Honourable Fraternity Of Antient Masonry; The Gavel which was published from 1909 to 1912 and 1929 to date. [London] : The Honourable Fraternity Of Antient Masonry., 1932 - 1934 . hardcover
39102London: Bro. George Kenning 198 Fleet-Street 1878 . A very good original tight binding. Folio. 14.75" 10" x 1.5" . 2pp./pp.8/pp.602 . Brown blind stamped cloth with gilttitle to front board . Boards lightly soiled edges rubbed. Spine dulled with rubbed gilt title. Original yellow endpapers. Inner hinges carefully strengthened. This tome begins with a very useful 8 page index! 52 weekly papers; Jan 5 to Dec 28 1878 pagination is continious. Clean text throughout just a couple of small blemishes. Articles include: Consecration of the Temple Bar Lodge No. 1728 there are reports on the consecration of 31 craft lodges; A note on the safe arrival of Cleopatra's needle; Obituary. Bro. Dr. J. V. Worthington P.M. 220 in all there are 57 obituaries; The New Grand Officers; An Advert for The Ocarina. The New Musical Instrument.; An Advert and report for the Lauch of the Masonic Life-Boat Albert Edward at Clacton-on-Sea; Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk; etc. ". By the 1850s publishers had rapid and reliable access to the whole country in addition time spent travelling by rail created a demand for material to read. The growing number of freemasons were part of an expanding middle class who travelled and read and these factors help to explain why within three years of each other two new weekly masonic newspapers were launched The freemason in 1869 and The freemasons� chronicle in 1872. It is also surely no coincidence that the first weekly masonic publications were launched after the removal of the last of the stamp and paper taxes in 1855 and 1861 respectively commonly referred to as the taxes on knowledge. As Brake points out after these taxes were abolished there was a rise in daily and weekly serials. The newspaper reported freemasons� involvement in national events for example in the issue for the 27th October 1877 there is a notice concerning the Freemasons Indian Famine Fund. The regular column �Masonic and general tidings� always tended to include items of general interest such as short reviews of good restaurants in London and details of the Lord Mayor�s show. By the 1880s the newspaper had a special column which reviewed the plays on in the London theatres. A further indication of the leisure activities and interests of those who read the newspaper. The newspaper always included reports of lodge meetings with a section specifically for London lodges. These reports often give a detailed account of an event or a meeting listing individuals who attended and can be a very useful source of information about London freemasons and masonic life. Similarly the obituaries some of which are very detailed and include pictures provide insight into an aspect of a man�s life which in many cases has remained hidden. Between 1873 and 1885 the Rev. Adolphus Frederic Alexander Woodford acted as editor. Woodford was a formidable masonic scholar and drew around him some of the great masonic scholars of the time. As a result articles by such men began to appear in the newspapers pages and helped to ignite a lively debate about the accepted views of masonic history. The newspaper was reflecting the interests and concerns of a growing number of freemasons who were believed in a more disciplined and erudite approach to masonic history. In 1886 a year after Woodford stepped down as editor Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 was formed with the aim of being the premier research Lodge and Woodford was one of its founding members. The newspaper demonstrated that a new approach to the history of freemasonry was in demand by the brethren and the success of the research lodge which still exists today built on the foundations which the paper had laid." - See Fraternal Communications: The Rise Of The English Masonic Periodical by Rebecca Coombes 2009 . George Kenning. The son of an East End oyster seller Kenning realised the potential of the market: he not only manufactured the costumes but sold a range of products from his shops across Britain. He set up a mail order business which operated across the British Empire and was keen to develop new markets in the USA. He became a media magnate and advertised in his own widely read newspaper: The Freemason. He even extended the brand by becoming closely involved in developing new Masonic orders all of which needed special costumes and props. London: Bro. George Kenning, 198, Fleet-Street, 1878 . hardcover
50739London: Privately Printed 1976. First edition. Signed. "A collection of careful answers at an elemental level on the queries and problems that arise in the lodge room from Brethren who are eager for a better understanding of the things that they say and do in the course of their Masonic duties." pp.xxi/1p./pp.425 Illustrated dustwrapper rubbed and chipped now protected by a removeable clear plastic cover. Cream boards with red titles to spine. Ownership labels to verso of the front board and base of the title-page: "W. Bro. Clare Dunkerley P.A.G.D.C. Manchester Lodge For Masonic Research No. 5502". Black & white portait frontispiece with authors signature and owner's name: "W.Bro. C. Dunkerley P.P.G.W." 19 further illustrations and diagrams. Clean throughout. VG/G. London: Privately Printed, 1976. hardcover
50273London: Methuen & Co.Ltd 1934. Originally published in German under the title 'Die Freimaurer'. ".a survey of the legends history and present activities of Freemasonry throughout the world and a reply to post-war attacks on the Fraternity with a view to showing that Freemasonry may yet be a world influence for Peace and Goodwill." Pp.16/375/8ads 63 plates and 15 illustrations in the text owner's name and small bookseller's label John W.Watkins London to front free endpaper slight toning to title page and endpapers. Blue cloth blind-stamped masonic motif to front edges rubbed spine and title to spine dulled. Plus folded 8 page pamphlet "Business to be transacted in Grand Lodge.1938" staple rusted loosely enclosed. G. London: Methuen & Co.Ltd, 1934. hardcover
52052Bury:: Printed and Sold for the Society By R. Hellawell Market-Place 1818. Scarce first edition in later library binding. 12mo.16.0cm x 10.0cm x 2.5cm. pp.xii./pp.432/2pp. - Errata. Green buckram boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Smooth spine with git titles: "Free-Masons Melody - Bury 1818". Later green endpapers. Library label to front endpaper: "Manchester Association For Masonic Research". Clear text throughout on lightly soiled paper. A well-preserved copy of a scarce Masonic publication. VG. Full title reads: "The Free-Masons' melody : being a general collection of Masonic songs . chiefly adapted to familiar tunes . to which are added the Royal Free-Masons' charities a list of the officers of the United Grand Lodge with the remarkable occurrences in Masonry and a list of lodgesdown to the present time / by the Brethren of Prince Edwin's Lodge No.209 Bridge Inn Bury Lancashire." Bury:: Printed and Sold, for the Society, By R. Hellawell, Market-Place, 1818. hardcover
52141Bury:: Printed and Sold for the Society By R. Hellawell Market-Place 1818. Scarce first edition in later library binding. 12mo.16.0cm x 10.0cm x 2.5cm. pp.xii./pp.432/2pp. - Errata. Green buckram boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Smooth spine with git titles: "Free-Masons Melody - Bury 1818". Later green endpapers. Library label to front endpaper: "Manchester Association For Masonic Research". Clear text throughout on lightly soiled paper. A well-preserved copy of a scarce Masonic publication. VG. Full title reads: "The Free-Masons' melody : being a general collection of Masonic songs . chiefly adapted to familiar tunes . to which are added the Royal Free-Masons' charities a list of the officers of the United Grand Lodge with the remarkable occurrences in Masonry and a list of lodgesdown to the present time / by the Brethren of Prince Edwin's Lodge No.209 Bridge Inn Bury Lancashire." Bury:: Printed and Sold, for the Society, By R. Hellawell, Market-Place, 1818. hardcover
51038Ipswich: Privately published 1956. Three Lectures compiled by the Provincial Grand Chaplain Suffolk. 1.The First Grand Lodge; 2.Laurence Dermott and the Ancients; and 3.The Masonic Temple. Pp.24. Fawn stiff card covers slightly rubbed. Scarce. VG. Ipswich: Privately published, 1956. unknown
