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rif. 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
1838rif. 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
1892rif. 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
1798rif. 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
1958rif. 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
1969rif. 214941969. African American Fraternal Organizations Prince Hall Freemasonry Archive documenting Prince Hall Freemasonry and African American fraternal life from the 1940s through the 1990s illustrating the role of Black Masonic organizations as enduring centers of fellowship leadership mutual support and community organization. Spanning approximately five decades and including material from Pennsylvania Louisiana and Illinois the collection traces Prince Hall activities from formal lodge banquets and Grand Lodge meetings to membership records and the funerary traditions surrounding members of the broader Masonic community. Archive of 7 pieces including three approximately 8.5 x 11 inch press photographs dating from the 1940s through the 1960s a 1969 Golden Star Lodge No. 143 yearbook two 1993 funeral programs and a birthday roster containing members' names and contact information. Together the material provides a cross-section of the institutional and social life sustained by African American fraternal organizations during the mid- and late twentieth century. A 1946 photograph records a large gathering of Pittsburgh's Golden Shield Lodge No. 69. Black lodge members and their female guests fill two long banquet tables beneath a prominent "Golden Shield Lodge No. 69" banner. The image provides a striking visual record of the lodge as a social institution extending beyond formal Masonic ritual into the wider community of members spouses families and guests. A 1969 photograph taken at the annual workshop of the M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in New Orleans shows three African American Masons in suits conferring during the proceedings. They are identified on the verso as W.S. Finister Jr. Rufus Mayfield and Richard Turnley. The photograph documents the administrative and leadership structure of Prince Hall Masonry and the organized exchange between members that helped sustain its network of local lodges. Also included is the 1969 yearbook of Golden Star Lodge No. 143 of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Its cover bears the Masonic square and compass and records the lodge's meeting place at 143 Orr Street in Pittsburgh. The volume contains membership information meeting schedules guiding principles and tributes to past Worshipful Masters and other members documenting the importance placed upon institutional continuity leadership and collective memory within Black Freemasonry. Two funeral programs from 1993 illustrate the close relationship between African American fraternal religious and community life. A "Home Going Service" for Sister Mattie White was held at Central Baptist Church in Pittsburgh under the direction of Dr. Isaac Green and includes a portrait of White dressed in white. Her identification as "Sister" may indicate participation in a Masonic-affiliated women's organization although a specific affiliation cannot be established from the program alone. A "Service of Triumph" for John Columbus Coger held at New Hope Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia similarly preserves the dignified commemorative traditions through which African American communities memorialized their members. A September birthday roster listing individuals' names addresses and telephone numbers further documents the interpersonal networks maintained through such organizations. Although utilitarian in purpose records of this kind provide unusually direct evidence of the everyday social infrastructure underlying fraternal organizations: the personal connections through which members maintained relationships beyond formal meetings and ceremonies. Prince Hall Freemasonry developed from the efforts of Prince Hall and other free Black men in eighteenth-century Massachusetts who sought participation in a Masonic tradition from which African Americans were largely excluded. African Lodge No. 459 received its charter from the Premier Grand Lodge of England in 1784 establishing the institutional foundation from which Prince Hall Freemasonry developed. Over subsequent generations its lodges became important institutions within African American communities fostering networks of fellowship mutual assistance civic engagement and leadership at a time when racial segregation excluded Black Americans from many white civic and fraternal organizations. Spanning the 1940s through the 1990s the present archive demonstrates the continuity of those networks across the transformations of the Civil Rights and post-Civil Rights eras. The photographs lodge publication membership material and funeral programs document Prince Hall Freemasonry not simply as a ceremonial organization but as part of a broader infrastructure of Black civic and community life connecting fraternal affiliation with social gatherings institutional leadership churches families and remembrance. Minor edge wear and age-related handling. Photographs retain original editorial markings in margins and on versos. Overall very good condition. unknown
1864rif. 42753Richmond: Printed by James E. Goode. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 12 pages; Complete and secure in original printed wrappers; some scattered editorial marks in pencil seemingly indicating changes for next edition. OCLC 954157457 Parrish and Willingham 8661. . 1864. Printed by James E. Goode paperback
2008rif. DADAX0548845441Kessinger Publishing 2008-02-21. paperback. New. 6.00x0.86x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
rif. DADAX0270938737Wentworth Press 2018-07-29. hardcover. New. 6.14x1.06x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wentworth Press hardcover
rif. A9781346281360Hardback. New. hardcover
1914rif. SHEL114Tuxedo New York 1914: n.p. 1914. Soft cover. Very Good. Not a book. Original document. 9 1/2" x 14" in original frame & under glass. Sealed by a Notary Public in Tuxedo Orange County New York. Initially it appears to be related to a young women's society or club but there is more to it that meets the eye. It has the notary seal with a ribbon that partially reads "R GIRLS" over it & is signed in ink by 29 people 4 of whom are the "Managing Committee" and two of whom are signed under the ribbon. All but the two names under the ribbon have small orange seals beside them. Typed in light print and with three corrections the document reads "It is here-by agreed that we the undersigned on the day and date here-in after mentioned will be one of the party going to Monroe starting from Tuxedo at seven oclock sic in the afternoon on the Nineteenth day of January One Thousand nine hundred and four." Etc. etc. Below the seal & above the four signatures of the managing committee is written in red ink "Red Lemonade Tablets to be used will be strictly in accordance with the formula of the I. D. G. T. The frame is backed with narrow slats upon which there is a label with the following written in ink: "Presented to the "Mystic Seven" January 26th - 1904 by the "oudinae Four". Therein lies a clue and a mystery. There is on the internet information about the "Mystical Seven". The website includes a long essay on the subject and cites a 1907 encyclopedia entry re the society "which is now thought to be dead was in some respects one of the most remarkable and most ambitious college societies in the country" with its roots in the history of Freemasonry in the country. The website gives the history of the "Mystical Seven" which lately continued to exist at Wesleyan. There are further and extensive connections to the history of Freemasonry in the United States to Wesleyan University Methodism & much more. Perhaps the reference to "the Mystic Seven" is only a kind of knock-off from the real thing but the reference is nonetheless intriguing. The names on this document include the names of both men and women although almost of the signatures are first two initials and then last names. This is an unusual document to say the least and undoubtedly a rare piece. n.p. unknown
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1894rif. 2103160046Boston The Chapter; S.J. Parkhill 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. Rare Massachusetts Masonic work in original fine binding no. 2 of only 12 Doubly signed and inscribed by Seranus Bowen M.E. Grand High Priest. Limited edition of "only 700 copies printed . of which only 12 were bound in crushed levant of the later this copy is number 2." Fine binding. Bound in polished brown levant morocco. Front hinge mended. Gilt ruled spine and covers. Gilt dentelle. Top edge gilt. Stamped in gold John Gaigh. Inscribed to R.E. John Haigh by Bownen. 145 pp. Includes list of members. Presumably John Haigh's copy 1832-1896 of Somerville Massachusetts. Haigh was a noted industrialist mason and book collector. - Necrology of The New-England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register NEHGS Boston Mass. 1897 Vol. 51 Page 82. Boston, The Chapter; S.J. Parkhill hardcover
rif. 1257640089.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0270995242.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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