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1955Best.-Nr. 88576n.p. 1955. Paperback. Good. photos portraits 95p. Softcover in original gold wrapper. 23 cm. Cover shows wear and is unevenly darkened. Contents sound with soiling in right margin. paperback books
1942Best.-Nr. 88577Berkeley 1942. Paperback. Good. photo portrait 111p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. Cover has some ink scribbles and shows modest wear. Contents age-toned but otherwise sound and clean. paperback books
1951Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 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
1870Best.-Nr. 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
1872Best.-Nr. 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
1870Best.-Nr. 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
1974Best.-Nr. 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
1875Best.-Nr. 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
1888Best.-Nr. 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
1859Best.-Nr. 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
1886Best.-Nr. 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
1965Best.-Nr. 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
2017Best.-Nr. BN237368Forgotten Books 2017. 2017. Hardcover. Geschichte der Grossen National-Mutterloge in den Preussischen Staaten Genannt zu den Drei Weltkugeln Classic Reprint Geschichte der Grossen National-Mutterloge in den Preussischen Staaten Genannt zu den Drei Weltkugeln Classic Reprint Freemasons Germany Forgotten Books hardcover
1813Best.-Nr. 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
1880Best.-Nr. C206747Norwich: Henry W. Stacy 1880. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Sixteenmo. Original blue cloth. Cover slightly marked spine cracked slight damp-staining to rear board and last few pages otherwise very good. Henry W. Stacy, hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. C206748Norwich: Henry W. Stacy 1882. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Sixteenmo. Original blue cloth. Cover slightly marked binding slightly loose otherwise very good. Henry W. Stacy, hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 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
1883Best.-Nr. 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
1896Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. B9781018767475Hardback. New. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 111049Berlin 1898. 8vo. IV 111 1 pp. Publ. cloth spine with printed boards. Bookplate of Svernsa Stora Landslogens bibliotek. hardcover
Best.-Nr. B9781018408149Hardback. New. hardcover
Best.-Nr. B9781018772851Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Best.-Nr. A9781346288642Hardback. New. hardcover
