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1926331369London: Freemasons' Hall 1926. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; iv 238 pages. 13 plates. Subjects; Amended constitutions. Private organisations. London: Freemasons' Hall hardcover
1921408704London : Freemasons’ Hall 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 139 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Freemasons; Masonry; British masons; World War I; Fallen soldiers. London : Freemasons’ Hall hardcover
1939117528Editions du Symbolisme 1939 Paris, Editions du Symbolisme, 3 janvier 1939, 297 p., broché, environ 25x16cm,, exemplaire numéroté 312/500. Couverture insolée et un peu salie, un accroc restauré sur le bas du dos, haut du dos légèrement émoussé, infime manque de papier sur le coin inférieur des toutes premières pages. Bon état pour le reste.
1939182208London : Grenadiers Lodge 1939. First Edition. Hardback. Loosely inserted related ephemera with a host of members' signatures to ffep. Near fine in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some fading and rubbing to bottom of panels. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 251 pages; Physical desc.: 251 p. : illus. frontis. plates facsims. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Freemasonry - Craft masonry - History. Cover title: The Grenadiers Lodge - No. 66. Includes 50 numbered plates. London : Grenadiers Lodge hardcover
19294845Paris, Honoré Champion, 1929, in-8, bradel demi-maroquin vert-sapin à long grain, titre doré, couverture et dos conservés, non rogné (reliure de l'époque) ; XVI, 429 pages, III pp. et 18 planches hors-texte.
1958214081958. Archive of Prince Hall Freemasonry souvenir programs documenting African American fraternal organization networks and civic leadership in Portland Oregon during the mid- to late twentieth century. The material consists of official annual communication programs issued by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon documenting Black fraternal governance mutual aid ceremonial leadership and community organization through structured leadership hierarchies public ceremonies youth initiatives scholarship programs and affiliated women's organizations. The archive provides evidence for the study of African American civic institutions in the Pacific Northwest particularly within Oregon where exclusionary racial laws and a comparatively small Black population historically limited the development of Black organizational infrastructure.<br /> <br /> Archive consists of three illustrated souvenir programs issued by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Portland Oregon in 1958 1973 and 1977. Programs measure between approximately 6 x 9 inches and 8.5 x 11 inches and range from 44 to 73 pages. Staple-bound in illustrated wrappers each volume contains numerous black-and-white photographic portraits of lodge officers affiliated members and organizational leadership. The programs document annual communications in which Masonic leadership convened to establish organizational priorities and reaffirm community initiatives. Several full-page portraits depict high-ranking officials in formal Masonic regalia including William B. Odom Jr. identified as "Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon F. & A.M. Inc." Additional material includes photographs and addresses by Thomas R. Vickers whose remarks in the 1977 program emphasize anti-crime efforts youth mentorship scholarship support and civic engagement. One section is devoted to Grand Worthy Matron Lenora E. Gaskin pictured wearing an embroidered ceremonial sash over formal attire documenting the role of women's auxiliary leadership within Prince Hall organizational structures. The 1977 cover prominently features themes including "Community Involvement" "Youth Civic Affairs" "Education" and "Family" underscoring the lodge's broader social mission beyond ritual practice. No copies located in OCLC at the time of cataloging.<br /> <br /> Founded in 1784 Prince Hall Freemasonry became one of the most significant African American fraternal systems in the United States fostering leadership networks educational initiatives mutual aid structures and civic engagement during periods of racial exclusion from mainstream white institutions. These Oregon programs document the continuity of Black institutional life in a state historically shaped by exclusionary racial legislation and limited African American migration patterns. The archive documents Prince Hall lodges as centers of community leadership youth development and social responsibility within Black civic life during the postwar and post-Civil Rights eras. Minor foxing and light fading to covers occasional edgewear and curled corner to the 1977 program; bindings remain secure and interiors clean. Overall very good condition. Documentary record of African American fraternal organization and community leadership in the Pacific Northwest. unknown
1938403624London : United Grand Lodge of England 1938. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; ix 341p : ill some col. plates ; 30cm. Notes; Spine title: United Grand Lodge of England. Volume 1. Museum Catalogue. Titlepage in red and black. Colour plates are tipped in. Subjects; Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England. United Grand Lodge of England. Art collections. Catalogues. Freemasons. Museums. Philanthropy. London : United Grand Lodge of England hardcover
190115298Paris, Imprimerie de la Société des Journaux Spiritualistes réunis ; du N°1 du 1er janvier 1901 au N°7 du 15 avril 1901 (absence du N°4), soit 6 numéros reliés en un volume petit in-8 ; demi-percaline à coins vert-empire, dos muet ; 32 pp. par numéro, numérotation continue : pp. 1 à 96 et 129 à 224, figures dans le texte.
1969214941969. Prince Hall Freemasonry materials 1940s to 1990s document the institutional life leadership structures and community functions of one of the most significant African American fraternal organizations in the United States and provide direct evidence of how lodges operated as centers of social civic and religious life across multiple decades. Founded in 1784 in response to racial exclusion from mainstream Masonic bodies Prince Hall lodges sustained networks of mutual aid education and leadership within Black communities. This archive records both formal lodge activity and personal commemorative practices supporting research into African American history fraternal organizations and the continuity of Black institutional life from the mid twentieth century through the post civil rights era.<br /> <br /> Seven items including three silver gelatin press photographs one yearbook two funeral programs and one membership roster originating from Pennsylvania Louisiana and Illinois. The photographs measuring approximately 8.5 x 11 inches and dating from the 1940s to 1960s depict lodge events and gatherings including a 1946 banquet of Golden Shield Lodge No. 69 in Pittsburgh with members and guests seated beneath a lodge banner and a 1969 image from the annual workshop of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in New Orleans identifying members W. S. Finister Jr. Rufus Mayfield and Richard Turnley. The Golden Star Lodge No. 143 Yearbook. Pittsburgh 1969 includes membership rosters meeting schedules and lodge principles with cover imagery of the Masonic square and compass and printed meeting location at 143 Orr Street. Two funeral programs dated 1993 document services for Sister Mattie White at Central Baptist Church in Pittsburgh and John Columbus Coger at New Hope Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia reflecting ceremonial practices and affiliations including possible connections to auxiliary organizations such as the Order of the Eastern Star. An additional birthday roster lists members' names and contact information indicating active social networks within the lodge.<br /> <br /> Produced across a period encompassing the Civil Rights Movement and its aftermath these materials demonstrate the sustained role of Prince Hall Freemasonry as a stabilizing institution within African American communities providing spaces for leadership development social organization and collective memory. The combination of formal lodge documentation photographic evidence of gatherings and funerary materials illustrates how fraternal structures extended into religious and familial life reinforcing continuity across generations. As a grouped archive these items preserve the operational ceremonial and personal dimensions of Black fraternal culture offering a layered record of community organization and identity. Minor edge wear and light handling marks with occasional annotations to photographs; overall condition very good. unknown
1943BB540Editions Littéraires et Artistiques. 1943 In-8° de 159 pp., augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Réf BB540
19055217in-folio de 2 ff. daté de Lisbonne, le 27 octobre 1905, signé du Grand Maître, du Président du Conseil et du Secrétaire Général du Grand Orient Lusitanien Uni, avec cachets secs. Il s’agit du texte d’accueil d’Emile Loubet, président de la République Française, devant le Suprême Conseil de la Maçonnerie Portugaise lors de son voyage au Portugal en octobre 1905.