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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
Shall Ritualism and Romanism Capture New Zealand? Their Ramifications in Protestant Churches
SCARCE, octavo, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 246pp, illus, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems with some loss, light soiling & chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, fep is upside down, light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: ODT and Witness Newspapers 1912
KEYWORDS: New Zealand religion history illustrated ritualism romanism protestant churches
My Book, My Opinion! or Thoughts Garnered on My Masonic Journey
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, vi + 122pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Linshaw Enterprises Inc. 2009
KEYWORDS: Canada freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture
A Century of Service: A History of the Palmerston North Fire Brigade1883-1983
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 103pp, illus, VG (moderate chafing to spine & covers, light sun fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press 1983
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Palmerston North fire service illustrated
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076
THIS VOLUME ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xii + 244pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: The Garden City Press (Printer) 1983
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic history rituals culture
Tales of Three Campaigns: A Soldier's Plain Unvarnished Story of a Part Played by New Zealanders in the Great War
Imperial octavo, red heavy card board, gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus prelims, 378pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to front cover)
PUBLISHER: John Douglas 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Nelson ww1 first world war illustrated military history autobiography memoir
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076: Volume 96 for the Year 1983
THIS VOLUME ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, x + 246pp, illus, VG+ (removable protective clear plastic cover to boards, light bruising to board corners, ex libris plate to fep, very light ink mark to full title page)
PUBLISHER: The Garden City Press 1984
KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic history rituals culture
The Violin Hunter
ENLARGED ILLUSTRATED EDITION 1981, octavo, illus glossy heavy card boards, illus eps & prelims, 262pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine, light soiling to board edges, light bruising to board corners, light to moderate foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Paganiniana Publications 1981
KEYWORDS: violin illustrated Luigi Tarisio nonfiction history
Navigators & Naturalists: French Exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas
Super octavo, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 480pp, illus, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light scuffing to board edges, prev owners name in ink to front past down,sl scuffing to board corners) in d/w VG+ (sl soiling to covers, sl creasing, prev bookseller price tag to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Bateman Books 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand French exploration travel illustrated history navigation South Seas
Theology of Revelation: Including a Commentary on the Constitution Dei Verbum of Vatican II
OWNERSHIP OF MONSIGNOR PAUL FARMER, super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 520pp, VG (moderate staining to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate ugly tape residue to both pastedowns, owner's name in ink to prelims, cracks to gutters, moderate underlining & annotations to margins & text in ink & pencil) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing & staining to edges)
PUBLISHER: Alba House 1967
KEYWORDS: theology religion revelation Christianity scripture apostles apostolic history owned by Monsignor Paul Farmer
Tales of Three Campaigns: A Soldier's Plain Unvarnished Story of a Part of New Zealanders in the Great War
Imperial octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, 378pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, sl sticky residue to front cover)
PUBLISHER: John Douglas 2015
KEYWORDS: military history New Zealand illustrated Great War ww1 first world war biography memoir Major C B Brereton
The Aviator's Wife
octavo paperback (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Bantam 2013
KEYWORDS: literature fiction history Anne Morrow Charles Lindbergh
Welsh Place Names: Their Meanings Explained
small octavo light card covers (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Qualitex 1979
KEYWORDS: Welsh place names towns villages cities history meanings