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1951réf. 88218n.p. 1951. Paperback. Very Good. photos portraits 125p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. Modest cover spotting and wear. S. Joe Brown a recently deceased Des Moines lawyer is eulogized on pages 72-73 Brown was the first African American graduate of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Iowa. He was a lawyer in Des Moines co-founded and served as first President 1915-1917 of the Iowa Branch of the NAACP served as chaplain and director of religious training at Camp Dodge where the U. S. Army was for the first time training African Americans for service as officers and was heavily involved masonic activities. paperback books
1931réf. 88212Nashville: A. M. E. Sunday School Union 1931. Paperback. Good. 7 photos portraits 135p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. Moderate cover wear. curling at upper right corner. Some staining in margins at lower right corner. A. M. E. Sunday School Union paperback books
1870réf. 33746Concord: Printed by McFarland & Jenks 1870. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. A very good copy with a bit of sunning to the lower edge of the front wrapper. 65- 86 24 pp. 8vo. Printed by McFarland & Jenks unknown books
1872réf. 33754Manchester: Printed by Charles F. Livingston 1872. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy small tears to tail of spine. 104 pp. 8vo. Printed by Charles F. Livingston unknown books
1870réf. 33753Manchester: Charles F. Livingston Steam Printer 1870. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy a chip and a few small tears along bottom edge of front wrapper one section of 15 leaves browning. 567-581; 98; 87 pp. 8vo. Charles F. Livingston, Steam Printer unknown books
1974réf. 193819Philadelphia: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 1974. Hardcover. VG Mild shelf/edgewear to boards. Dark blue boards with gilt lettering 36pp profusely illustrated in color. Souvenir pamphlet bound in boards with a brief history of the Temple and a paragraph accompanying each photo of the inside. [Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania] hardcover books
1875réf. 25499Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger for the Library Committee of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 1875. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. xv 17-236 pages. Plus thirteen plates with albumen photographs by Frederick Gutekunst. 8vo. Publisher's vibrant blue cloth with highly decorated gilt spine. #991/1000 copies. A bright clean copy noting old tape repair to rear of title page. Includes errata slip soiled. Cloth. Gutekunst was a significant photographer in the Philadelphia area garnering medals at national and international exhibitions and photographic major figures who passed through the area. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger for the Library Committee of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania unknown books
1888réf. 6046Moscow Tx 1888. Good plus. 23331pp. Folio. Contemporary vellum boards. Front board coming detached from foot; loss from foot of spine; moderate wear to corners and edges. Final leaf detached otherwise minimal internal wear. A detailed and long-running record of minutes for the Henderson Yoakum chapter of Freemasons which covers well over thirty years of the group's history. This chapter was located in the small east Texas town of Moscow south of Lufkin whose population was 228 in 1880 according to the census. These entries document the formation of the chapter record votes on members with a count of white and black balls cast bylaws design of a chapter seal announcements of deaths of members foundation of a Masonic school in town and much other chapter business. The book also includes proceedings of trials against members including one on May 27 1860 at which "It was decided that accused was guilty of gross unmasonic conduct by 6 black ball to three white." The entries are interrupted after the meeting on October 20 1860 at which a committee was appointed "To report on the propriety of withdrawing or seceding from the Grand Chapter of the United States." On August 19 1865 after the close of the Civil War the entries resume. An alphabetical index of subjects occupies the initial leaves. The namesake of the masonic chapter Henderson King Yoakum was a soldier politician and author whose 1855 History of Texas was described by John Jenkins as "The first scholarly history of Texas written after annexation." He was a close friend of Sam Houston and a founding member of the chapter that adopted his named. Laid into this record book is a carbon copy of a letter to the son of Texas Governor William P. Hobby remarking that his grandfather Edwin Hobby was a member of the Henderson Yoakum chapter as well as three additional pieces of later Texas masonic ephemera. Also notable is the bookseller's label on the front pastedown denoting that the blank book used to record these minutes was obtained from Henry Hinck Bookseller & Stationer Galveston Tx. A fine document of masonic participation in rural Texas in the second half of the 19th century. unknown books
1859réf. 26892Washington DC: Henry Polkinhorn Printer 375 D Street 1859. Very Good. Washington DC: Henry Polkinhorn Printer 375 D Street 1859. First Edition. 12mo 18cm; 12pp. Printed wraps removed. Rubbing to edges; glue remnants along spine; stray pen annotations to front. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good. Resolution from the Grand Lodge of DC advocating for the construction of a "well endowed National Institution for the maintenance and education of the Widows and Orphans of American freemasons" proposing to raise $100000 for its construction and endowment. Lists regents and "patronesses." No copies in retail and two holdings found in OCLC. Henry Polkinhorn, Printer, 375 D Street unknown books
1827réf. 150071827. FREEMASONS. GRAND LODGE OF NEW JERSEY. Proceedings &c. of the Grand Lodge . held . the Fourteenth Day of November A. L. 5826. Mount Holly: Strange N. Palmer 1827. 15 5 p. Stitched as issued. A bit foxed and dogeared. Walgren 2814. unknown books
1898réf. 45331898. FREEMASONS. GRAND LODGE OF NEW JERSEY. Constitution By-Laws General Regulations and Edicts . Also A Digest of Masonic Law . January 1898. Trenton 1898. 169 p. Cloth. unknown books
1886réf. 7709Oneonta N.Y. 1886. Menu 21.5 x 14 cm. one leaf printed recto only. Illustrated with two small engraved vignettes at head and foot of sheet. An attractively designed menu for a dinner of the Royal Arch Masons in the central New York State city of Oneonta. The menu items are interesting with a strong representation of clams oysters lobsters salmon sardines boiled ham corned beef pickled tongue pickled tripe pickled more clams and of course ice cream strawberries and pie. "J. Benedict sic Prop.” is printed but there is no indication of the name of a hotel caterer or restaurant. Very slight fold lines otherwise very clean and bright. unknown books
1965réf. 77493Columbus Ohio.: Not Identified. Very Good. 1965. Softcover. This book is soft-bound in light blue wrappers with black printing on the upper cover. The covers show light soiling edge-wear and sunning to the upper cover and spine. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. . (Not Identified.) paperback books
1896réf. 15111Boston: Order of the Lodge 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. With a folded pamphlet for the 1600th Regular Communication to take place in the hall April 16th 1900. 143p. Very Good. Blue cloth toned at the spine a stain on the bottom-third of the front board. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge clean internally. A history of the lodge and its activities with many portraits of the members. Order of the Lodge hardcover
1883réf. 43893Dijon: n.p. 1883. First Edition. Very good minus. Original Freemason record book from Dijon's Loge de la Concorde covering the period from March 1881 to March 1883. The majority of the record book's text consists of detailed minutes of the lodge meetings written in a variety of secretarial hands which are generally neat and thoroughly legible. Also included are records of correspondence sent and received receipts for fees due and paid and vote tallies as well as the names and addresses of what may be lodge members and visitors with a number of those being from American cities. 12.75'' x 9''. Lined journal in decorative stamped leather boards with handwritten paper label affixed to front. i-xv 229 pages. Moderate chipping to boards with some loss at corners and spine. Moderate foxing and toning to preliminary leaves mild soil and toning throughout. Text in French written in several contemporary hands. n.p. unknown
1845réf. ZB546112NY: Printed by Bro. Joseph M. Marsh 1845. first edition; 61 pp. large but light damp stain at inside margins almost throughout extraction roughness at spine and now in self wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NY: Printed by Bro. Joseph M. Marsh, unknown
1813réf. 015433London: Bro. T. Harper Jun Printer 1813. Rare. 7pp. No printed date circa 1813/1824. Disbound. Pages clean. . Near Very Good. Quarto. Bro. T. Harper, Jun, Printer unknown
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réf. AB52341111. medal. G. Northcote Lodge medal. Pale blue ribbon with 2659 bar and round drop medal with C encircled in rope at tail. An image is available for this item. Immediate despatch from the UK. unknown
1838réf. 63326London Norris and Son 1838. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. One plates is detached. Plates with marginal browning otherwise a very fine and clean copy. 25 pp. two folded plates. unknown
1892réf. 63140New York Boston and Philadelphia John C. Yorston & Co. Masonic Publishers 1892. 4to 350 x 280 mm. Five volumes uniformly bound in publisher original full cloth with gilt lettering and ornamentation to front boards. Small paper-labels pasted on to spines. Light wear to extremities and a few scratches to edges of boards. A few plates with marginal brownspotting otherwise fine and clean. With numerous fine steel engraving. Large Paper Edition of this grand and finely produced biographical compendium of American Freemasonry profusely illustrated with engraved portraits of prominent members across the United States. hardcover
1798réf. 63098London Scatcherd & Whitaker; Parsons; Cawthorn 1793 - 1798. 8vo. Bound in 11 volumes. Volume 2 - 11 uniformly bound in contemporary half calfs. Volume 1 in half calf with later marbled paper covered boards. Bindings with wear and stains. Leather on spines cracked. Volume 1 with reinforced hinges a dampstain to first leaves. A few volumes with dampstain to first leaves but internally generally a nice and clean set. 616 4 pp. 2 frontispiece and 7 engraved plates; 4 480 pp. 7 plates Wolstieg only calling for 5; 4 450 4 pp. 7 engraved plates; 4 426 6 8 pp. 7 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 3; 2 436 pp. 6 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 2; 2 452 4 pp. 6 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 4; 6 438 4 pp. 8 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 6; 4 464 4 pp. 8 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 4; 6 506 pp. 9 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 4; 2 430 pp. 6 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 1; 2 IV 338 8 pp. 9 engraved plates Wolstieg only calling for 2. This set has a total of 79 engraved plates Wolfstieg only calls for 47 plates. Rare complete run of the first English periodical dedicated to freemasonry “the archetype of later Masonic periodicals” Önnerfors The Freemasons’ Magazine 1793–1798 published at a crucial time in the history of European Freemasonry in the immediate aftermath of the French Revolution. It represents one of the first efforts by the fraternity to define consolidate and disseminate its intellectual and moral identity in public. Its contents - lodge proceedings philosophical essays antiquarian inquiries biographical notices poetry and finely executed symbolic engravings - reflect the full breadth of late Enlightenment Masonry. The importance of the work lies in its function as a precursor since it anticipates the Masonic journals in the 19th century and marks the transition of Freemasonry into a self-conscious print-based intellectual culture. ”The Freemasons’ Magazine represent a forceful statement of British Freemasonry concerning its vigour loyalty and societal engagement. During 1794 the journal for the first time served as a platform to refute anti-Masonic writings that circulated in the public. Important apologies such as Defence of masonry 1730 or Cousto’s spiced account of his treatment by the Portuguese inquisition were republished. Parts of Ramsay’s ‘Oration’ were republished not just once but twice. We can also witness how the Knights Templar called the ‘sublime degree of masonry’ entered the world of British Masonic imagination long after the continental development. Nevertheless at the very same time Freemasonry in Britain was also celebrating technological progress in industry agriculture and science which makes its relationship to modernity complex. The Freemasons’ Magazine managed to attract correspondents in different parts of the empire and even the USA. A particularly strong link throughout the first seven volumes was Edinburgh. In the last four volumes we find more material inserted from Ireland at exactly the time when political tensions there erupted into a full-scale rebellion. The political tense years of 1797 and 1798 offer an intriguing insight into the British psyche at the time. Under constant real and imagined threat of French invasion internally shaken by the Irish rebellion uprisings and repeated mutinies public opinion was fuelled with anti-Masonic ideas not at least by Robison’s book Proofs of a conspiracy. The Freemasons’ Magazine unfortunately did not survive 1798. Most importantly perhaps it can be regarded as the archetype of later Masonic periodicals developing into a archtype Masonic press by the middle of the nineteenth century with titles such as he Freemasons’ Quarterly Magazine and Review 1834–53 The Masonic observer 1856–9 he Freemason’s Magazine and Masonic mirror 1856–71 the Freemason 1869–1951 some of them surviving well into the twentieth century. Whereas Masonic periodicals during the first century of their existence tied into the ongoing debates and controversies surrounding Freemasonry in culture and society they developed more and more into purely internal membership magazines with little connection to the outside world.” Önnerfors The Freemasons’ Magazine 1793–1798. Wolfsteig 516 hardcover
1958réf. 214081958. 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. 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. 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
