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1891 History Of Freemasonry Knights Templar Masonic 1StRebel_soldier store. History. Of. Freemasonry. This auction is for an original 1891 1st edition! Of history of freemasonry nad concordant orders by henry leonard stillson. You'll lvoe this book! It furnishes, in a single volume, the cream of masonry history. There is no society so widely known, and yet really so little known, as that of the free and accepted masons. Even many of the members of that ancient and honorable fraternity are strangely uninformed respectign its eventful past. This book furnishes an outline history of freemasonry, including many facts not before published! , and presents many practical matters not generally known to the fraternity in an attracitve and comprehensive volume. Dealing critically and impartially with the traditions, customs, records, degrees and ceremonies of the brotherhood, it contains the actual history of the craft, extending over a period of some six centuries, and that of its grand structures.
The accompanying table of contents show how many and varied are the topics discussed, and how thorough has been the work expended upon them. Myth here gives up ist underlying truth. Research clears away the rubbish, and discloses hte sure foundations and majestic arches of a noble structure. In this work some idols are destroyed, but, in their destruction, nothing is lost but the fables with which degenerate men have sought to embellish a truth, the beauty of whose simplicity they could not discern. The numerous and beautiful engravings!
Which adorn this work bear testimony to the earnest desire of teh publishers to spare no effort or expense necessary to the production of a book which should prove in every way satisfactory to those interested in the subject treated. A massive and brilliant work, it is the american masonic work of the nineteenth century. Partial contents the ancient mysteries orders of chivalry old charges cognate odrers ancient manuscripts the morgan excitement masonic jurisprudence the capitular degrees the cryptic degrees eulogium of the ancient craft knights templars and allied orders the scottish rite the royal order of scotland eastern star and the rosicrucians. Published in 1891, ti is in good- condition!
For its age nad especially to be 117 years old! All pages are present! Its most notable flaws are as pictured, there are a few sopts of a tar-like material on the cover and the hinges are cracked. It measures approximately 7 1/2 x 10 and is copmlete with 904 pages. This is a rare! Original nineteenth-century edition so. Get it while you can! Good luck! We combine wins to save you shipipng costs! Bidding starts low so bid now! For a great deal and you migth win! Please see uor other books too! |
