Books - "history"
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Freemasonry in Shanghai and Northern China
FACSIMILE REPRINT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 173pp, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems & board edges, light bruising to board corners)
PUBLISHER: Ch'eng Wen Publishing (Reprinted) 1971
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic China Shanghai history
United Masters Lodge, No. 167: Selected Papers Vol. II
Octavo, light blue heavy card boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 175pp, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, presentation plate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: The Observer Printing Works (Printers) 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand freemasonry freemasons masonic history collection papers
Masonic Studies, Thoughts and Queries
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver coloured lettering to spine & front board, 108pp, VG (lightly moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate foxing & tanning to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout, cracking to full length of gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Mrs. L. van Zyl 1957
KEYWORDS: South Africa masonic freemasonry freemasons history rites rituals
Black Square & Compass: 200 Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, xvi + 176pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to board edges, v sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light rubbing with surface loss to edges, moderate sun fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co. 1989
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history african american race
Under the Canopy of Diversity: A Better Understanding of Freemasonry
ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED & INSCRIBED to one author by the other and by the editor, octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, 245pp, illus, Near FINE (v sl creasing to covers corners)
PUBLISHER: Auatralian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council 2009
KEYWORDS: SIGNED New Zealand Australia freemasonry fremasons masonic history culture illustrated
Muhammed: The Holy Prophet
Octavo, heavy cream boards with red cloth spine, xxiii + 425pp + 10pp adverts, VG- (heavy water damage to spine, heavy separation of pages to spine but pgs all present and attached, gov't stamp in ink to title page, heavy crack to gutter to rear with moderate water staining)
PUBLISHER: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Kashmiri Bazar 1974
KEYWORDS: religion Islam Qur'an prophet history
Freemasonry and its Image of Man: A Philosophical Investigation
Octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 167pp, VG+ (light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate sun fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Freestone 1989
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history mankind philosophy religion theology
Light After Darkness
Super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 130pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Lewis Masonic 1992
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic history culture religion symbols symbolism illustrated
The Genuine Secrets in Freemasonry
Octavo, light teal heavy card boards, red lettering to spine, 327pp, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate bruising to board corners, moderate staining & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing to edges, light water staining to top rear cover)
PUBLISHER: A Lewis 1978
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic history culture religion symbols symbolism
A Rosicrucian Speaks
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, 216pp, VG- (light chafing to spine extrems & board edges, stain to top edge of text block, light foxing to top of page edges) in d/w VG (light creasing to edges, light soiling to spine)
PUBLISHER: The Chatsworth Press 1965
KEYWORDS: rosicrucian amorc religion history culture
History of Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand 1890-1940
Super ocatvo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 152pp, illus, tatty (heavy creasing & chipping to cover edges & spine, light staining to covers, moderate water staining to page edges- not impeding text, binding loose to rear gutter, moderate rusting & separation at staples to front eps, commission stamp in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: R.W. Bro. H. A. Lamb 1940
KEYWORDS: New Zealand masonic freemasons freemasonry history illustrated grand lodge
The Maungatapu Mountain Murders: A Narrative of the Murder of Five Men Between the Wakamarina River and Nelson by Burgess, Levy, Kelly and Sullivan in 1866
Octavo, illus light card covers, 159pp, illus, VG- (moderate tanning & chipping to covers & edges, 2cm loss to top spine extrem, 4cm closed tear to rear cover, owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: R. W. Stiles & Co 1924
KEYWORDS: New Zealand murder true real life crime Nelson history
Shakespeare: Creator of Freemasonry: Being a Remarkable Examination of the Plays and Poems, Which Proves Incontestably That These Works Were Saturated in Masonry, That Shakespeare Was a Freemason and the Founder of the Fraternity
Super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, blind rule to front board, 284pp + 64pp adverts, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing to board edges, moderate foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, light tanning to eps, bookseller's stamp in ink to fep) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, very subtle 4cm closed tear to rear cover- very well repaired with archival tape)
PUBLISHER: Rider & Co. circa 1936
KEYWORDS: masonic speculative freemasonry freemasons literature William Shakespeare history
Chronicles of Lodge Perth Royal Arch No. 122
Octavo, quarter bound heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt masonic motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + 143pp, illus, scruffy (heavy chipping to spine extrems,moderate scuffing to spine, heavy water staining & wrinkling to top half of boards, moderate tanning & water staining to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Munro & Scott 1922
KEYWORDS: Australia masonic freemasonry freemasons history culture Perth royal arch 122
The Lost Tapestries of the City of Ladies: Christine de Pizan's Renaissance Legacy
Octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 254pp, illus, FINE, in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, Near FINE (v light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2005
KEYWORDS: illustrated history tapestries renaissance Christine de Pizan
Schism: The Battle That Forged Fremasonry
Super octavo, illus glossy heavy card boards, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 321pp, illus, Near FINE (v sl chafing to boards)
PUBLISHER: Sussex Academic Press 2013
KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture schism antients grand lodge Ireland Irish England
Odd Fellowship in New Zealand: A Century of Progress
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED by author, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 180pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate bruising to board corners, moderate staining to boards, light tanning to eps, boards sl shaky)
PUBLISHER: Grand Master and Board of Directors of the Order in New Zealand circa. 1942
KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history freemasons freemasonry masonic culture illustrated
That Religion in Which all Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture
Octavo, blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, xii + 317pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2014
KEYWORDS: religion theology freemasonry freemasons masonic US America culture history
The Most Advanced Outpost: A History of Freemasonry in Sumatra and Penang 1760 to 1862
Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, 316pp + xii, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, inscription & signature in ink to full title page- possibly by author) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Shelbourne Enterprise SDN BHD (Printer) 2001 approx.
KEYWORDS: Sumatra Penang freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history culture
Terrace End: The Story of Palmerston North's First Suburb
Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 110pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to lower spine extrem, light soiling to base of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Palmerston North Historical Society Inc. 2009
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Palmerston North history illustrated