BELL, ARTHUR EDWIN .

A Bi-Centenary Review of the History of the Imperial George Masonic Lodge, No. 78 1752 - 1952 Province of Lancashire (Eastern Division) Compiled from the Minutes by Athur Edwin Bell M.A., P.M., P.P.A.G.D.C.

Middleton: Privately Printed, 1952 . 0. A very good original booklet. [4pp.]/pp.112 . 8.0" x 5.0" x 0.25". Blue covers with gilt titles to front board. Adhesive residue along leading edge of front board. Edges rubbed and bumped. Cleat English text and illustrations throughout. VG. ** Imperial George Masonic Lodge is located at the Middleton Masonic Hall, in the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire.

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BENTHAM, R. - ROYAL ARCH MASONRY .

History of the Royal York Chapter, No. 81. By Ex. Companion R. Bentham, P.P.G.Tr.:

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Privately printed for the Royal York Chapter, [ 1934 ] . 0. A scarce book. 9.75" x 8" . ff.3/ff.44 . Maroon buckram boards with gilt titles to front board. Introduction dated " April , 1934." Type-written manuscript only printed on one side of each leaf. Occasional minor spotting to margins. VG.

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Book number: 49206

Catalogue: Masonic: : Suffolk

Keywords: 50688 Woodbridge Suffolk Masonic Lodge Royal Arch Masonry History of the Royal York Chapter, No. 81. By Ex. Companion R. Bentham Masonic: : Suffolk

BERESINER, YASHA.

200 Years of Royal Arch Freemasonry in England 1813-2013.

Lewis Masonic, 2013. 9780853184393. A Compendium of the Order. "This easy to read and comprehensive volume includes aaan innovative story line of the day of celebration on 27 December 1813, writtenin the form of a novelette. It is in a style that allows the reader to learn all the events surrounding the creation of the Order with ease and confidence. For the serious scholar, Yasha Beresiner's book reveals new ground in the discovery and analysus of documents newly recovered and incorporates a chronology of events from 1813 to 2013." Pp.bn192, 16 pages of colour illustrations. Black boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Keywords: Beresiner Royal Arch Freemasonry England History Masonic Red Lodge Lawrence Dermot Fifield Dassigny Dashwood Duke Sussex Revival 52179 Masonic

BERNHEIM, ALAIN .

Ramsay et ses deux Discours".

Paris: Editions Teletes, 51, Rue La Condamine, 2011 . 9782906031746. Signed first edition. Creased cream card covers. Illustration to front cover. Printed title to spine and front cover. Book and Author information (in French), to rear cover. Inked note to half title: "For my old friend John, his Brother in QC - Alain" . Clean French text throughout. Dedication to p.4 : "L’édition originale de cet ouvrage a été limitée à 300 exemplaires. Il a été imprimé sur Conqueror crème 120 grammes 99 exemplaires hors commerce ; 33 exemplaires signés et numérotés par l’auteur de 1 à 33, à l’intention des membres actifs du Suprême Conseil de France, 33 exemplaires signés et numérotés par l'auteur de i à xxxiii, 33 exemplaires paraphés et numérotés par l’éditeur de I à XXXIII, et 201 exemplaires sur bouffant naturel 80 grammes dont le premier est reserve a la Mediatheque D'Epernay at les autres non justifies. Exemplaire no. XXII reserve a John Acaster" . VG. English translation: "Ramsay and His Two Speeches" ** Alain Bernheim , born in Paris and since 2002 a French resident in Switzerland, stopped his musical career in 1980 for health reasons after giving some 2,000 concerts and piano recitals. He was made a Mason in 1963, belongs to the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina and was elected WM of Lodge No. 30, Ars Macionica (Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium) in 2006, and is a honorary founding member of the Grand Lodge of Mauritius. He is a 33°, Inspector General Honorary of the Supreme Council (S. J.), Visitor General Honorary and Chapter Knight of the Great Priory of Belgium, and a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. The Scottish Rite Research Society made him a Fellow and presented him with the Albert G. Mackey Award for Excellence in Masonic Scholarship in 2001. He was elected a member of the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not in 1996 and a Blue Friar in 2007. On Tuesday, October 6, 2009, the Scottish Rite Research Society (SRRS) during its annual meeting in the Congressional Room of the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington (D. C.), awarded Ill. Alain Bernheim, 33° the Albert Gallatin Mackey Award "for Lifetime Achievement", a distinction which was awarded five times only since the SRRS was founded and never before to a non-American Brother. Read Bernheim's speech: My Approach to Masonic History . Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London, awarded him the Norman Spencer Prize twice (1986 and 1993) and he is presently a full member and an Officer of the Lodge. The Supreme Council of France awarded him the Caroubi Prize for 2011. Besides some 150 research papers published since 1967 in French, English and German masonic magazines such as Heredom, Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Renaissance Traditionnelle, Acta Macionica , Alpina, Eleusis etc, he wrote Les Premiers de la Franc-Maçonnerie à Genève et en Suisse (Slatkine, Geneva 1994), some sixty entries of the Encyclopédie de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Hachette, Paris 2000), Réalité Maçonnique (GRA, Lausanne 2007) and A Certain Idea of Freemasonry (Dervy, Paris 2008). His last book, Le Rite en 33 grades - De Frederick Dalcho à Charles Riandey (Dervy, Paris), came out in September 2011 and was awarded the Prix Histoire 2011 of the Institut Maçonnique de France." *** "Sir Andrew Michael Ramsay Bt FRS (9 July 1686 – 6 May 1743), commonly called the Chevalier Ramsay, was a Scottish-born writer who lived most of his adult life in France. He was a baronet in the Jacobite peerage.. Ramsay was associated with Freemasonry from its introduction in France (1725–26).. In 1736 Ramsay pronounced in Paris a public speech which defined the four qualities to become a French Freemason: philanthropy, moral values, secrecy, and empathy for sciences and fine arts. In 1737 Ramsay wrote his Discourse pronounced at the reception of Freemasons by Monsieur de Ramsay, Grand Orator of the Order, in which he connected Freemasonry with the Crusader knights.." - See Wikipedia.

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Book number: 50745

Catalogue: Masonic: : French

Keywords: 52198 Editions Teletes Paris Bernheim, Alain Ramsay Et Ses Deux Discours Andrew Michael Ramsay Masonic: : French

MASONIC HOLY BIBLE

The Holy Bible Reprinted On Behalf Of St. John's Lodge No. 1, A.Y.M. Free And Accepted Masons.

Richmond, Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company, Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road, Richmond , VA 23228, [ c. 2007 ] . 0. A very good presentation bible presented on the 250th anniversary of the formation of the lodge in 1757. Maroon leather with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Each board with gilt border and central gilt text: "God Shall Establish St Johns Lodge Constituted 5757 Burnt Down The 8th Of March 5770 Rebuilt And Opened November 28 5770 Officers Then Presiding Jonathan Hampton M. William Butler SW. Isaac Heron JW. Spine with gilt title and gilt decoration. All page edges bright gilt. Maroon endpapers. Maroon silk marker ribbon. Presentation page with signatures of the Master and the Secretary (but no Apprentice), dated Dec 7 1757 - 2007. Printed note before Bible: "The front cover, the three pages ahead of this page and the page between Genesis chapter 49 and 50 are reduced facsimiles of the Bible upon which George Washington took the oath as the first President of the United States. The page in between the original Bible Bro. Washington kissed after taking the oath. The mapsin the back of this volume are also from the original Bible. The Bible was then, and has been ever since, the property of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, Ancient York Masons, New York." The bible is the Self-Pronouncing Edition" (King James Version), 5.75" x 3.75" x 1.25" Agate 32mo. pp.885/[1p.]/pp.254 . Clean throughout. VG ** "St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City, United States, is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7, 1757 by George Harison, Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns).".

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Book number: 50740

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Keywords: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company Richmond, Virginia St John's Lodge New York Masonic

MASONIC HOLY BIBLE

The Holy Bible Reprinted On Behalf Of St. John's Lodge No. 1, A.Y.M. Free And Accepted Masons.

Richmond, Virginia : Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company, Inc. 3011 Old Dumbarton Road, Richmond , VA 23228, [ c. 2007 ] . 0. A mint presentation bible presented on the 250th anniversary of the formation of the lodge in 1757. Un-opened and still sealed in polythene. Maroon leather with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Each board with gilt border and central gilt text: "God Shall Establish St Johns Lodge Constituted 5757 Burnt Down The 8th Of March 5770 Rebuilt And Opened November 28 5770 Officers Then Presiding Jonathan Hampton M. William Butler SW. Isaac Heron JW. Spine with gilt title and gilt decoration. All page edges bright gilt. Maroon endpapers. Maroon silk marker ribbon. Presentation page blank. Printed note before Bible: "The front cover, the three pages ahead of this page and the page between Genesis chapter 49 and 50 are reduced facsimiles of the Bible upon which George Washington took the oath as the first President of the United States. The page in between the original Bible Bro. Washington kissed after taking the oath. The mapsin the back of this volume are also from the original Bible. The Bible was then, and has been ever since, the property of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, Ancient York Masons, New York." The bible is the Self-Pronouncing Edition" (King James Version), 5.75" x 3.75" x 1.25" Agate 32mo. pp.885/[1p.]/pp.254 . Clean throughout. Mint. ** "St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City, United States, is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7, 1757 by George Harison, Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns).".

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Book number: 50741

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ANON - MASONIC BIOGRAPHY

Who's Who in Freemasonry ( 1913-14 ).

London: The Lever Press, Limited, 11 Southamton Row, W.C, 1913 . 0. Excerpt from Preface: "One of the chief objects of this work is to stimulate the emulation of aspiring and the younger brethren to continuous efforts in well doing, as well as to establish a permanent record of the men of the day and a handy book of reference for all who are interested in the craft.." First and only edition. A very good clean and tight binding. 4to. 10.00" x 7.50" x 1.00". pp.16/pp.418/[[8pp.]. Blue cloth covered boards. Front board and spine with gilt title: "Who's Who in Freemasonry, 1913-14". Corners rubbed and bumped. Spine dulled. All page edges gilt (now dulled). Light spotting to endpapers. Inner hinges carefully strengthened. Well illustrated with full-page portraits, as well as numerous smaller black & white images within the text. A fascinating insight into the great and the good in Freemasonry, listing their education, occupation, travel, achievements, masonic career, clubs and present address.

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Book number: 41370

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Keywords: Who's Who in Freemasonry 1913-14 the Lever Press 42508 Masonic

BLACKHAM, COLONEL ROBERT J.

Apron Men: The Romance of Freemasonry.

London: Rider & Co, 1933. 0. 1st edition. "The subject of Secret Societies is one which has inspired the pen of many authors..Many have been formed for revolutionary purposes and few have escaped a political tinge. One of these Societies has, however, developed in a special manner on British soil. It has avoided the objectionable features of similar bodies on the mainland of Europe and steered clear of all the pitfalls of polemical and political controversy. This body is the Masonic Fraternity which in all its branches has taught its members to reverence patriotism, to respect law, to tolerate the failings of others and generally to be good citizens." Pp.288, black & white photo frontispiece + 15 further plates, owner's name and small bookseller's label (John M. Watkins, London) to front free endpaper, toning to endpaper occasional spotting throughout. Blue cloth, gilt motIf to front, gilt title to spine, spine dulled, uneven fading to boards. Scarce. G+.

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Book number: 50232

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Keywords: Colonel Robert Blackham Apron Men Romance Freemasonry Masonic Masonry Lodges Degrees Symbolism Templars Trowel Chivalry Rose Cross Rosicrucians Ritual Rite 51750 Masonic

BLAIR, W. R. - STAFFORDSHIRE FREEMASONRY .

Masonic Records (Chiefly of the Etruscan Lodge) . Compiled by Wor. Bro. W. Blair .

Longton: Hughes & Harber, Ltd. The Royal Press, 1908 . 0. First edition. A very good tight binding. 8vo. 7.5" x 5" x 0.75" . pp.119/[16pp.] . Original navy blue cloth, with white titles to front board. Spine very sunned obscuring any wording. Endpapers lightly toned with brown spots. Otherwise, clean text throughout, illustrated with black & white pictures and a fold-out; "Copy of Summons to attend Lodge.." . VG.

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Book number: 36332

Catalogue: Masonic: : Staffordshire

Keywords: 36732 Hughes & Harber, Ltd. The Royal Press Masonic Records (Chiefly of the Etruscan Lodge) . Compiled by Wor. Bro. W. Blair Staffordshire Longton Uttoxeter Masonic: : Staffordshire

BLAIR, JOHN (1819-1889 .

Masonic Songs, Oddfellowship Songs, And Other Rhymes, By John Blair, Bard, Lodge Journeyman, No. 8.

Edinburgh: Scobie & Conacher, 249 High St. / Glasgow: Porteous Brothers, 43 Renfield Street / Dunfermline: A. Romanes, "The Press." / Aberdeen: A Brown And Co, Union Street / Paisley: A. Gardner / Dundee: John Pellow, High Street [no date c. 1888 ]. 0. "In Paper Covers, 2/- ; Boards, 2/6; By Post 2d. extra." First edition. A very good original binding. 8vo. 7.25" x 5.00" x 0.50" [18.7cm x 12.8cm x 1.4cm]. pp.8/pp.163 Original light blue boards. Gilt title to front cover: "Masonic Songs, Oddfellowship Songs, &c. &c." Boards rubbed and bumped. Spine dulled with similar gilt title: "Masonic Songs, &c. J. Blair." Original dark brown endpapers. Library label to verso of the front board: "Freemasons' Hall Library, Leicester". Printed title-page. Colophon to verso of the title-page: "Printed by T. C. Blair, Musselburgh." Clean English text throughout. A very good copy of this scarce book.** John Blair, Bard, a member of the Lodge Journeyman 8. John Blair (1819-1889) was forced to leave school a 8 years following the death of his father, and work in a typographical foundry, later becoming a journalist and apart from a stay of 4 years in London, lived all his life in Edinburgh. John Blair eventually became manager of the Marr Type Foundry. He died in early March, in Edinburgh, in his 71st year. He was a man of active mind and much ability. He Was the main editor of the North British Express during the time it existed. He was a Chartist leader, prominent Freemason and Oddfellow, and a poet.

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Book number: 42622

Catalogue: Masonic: : 19th Century

Keywords: Masonic Songs Oddfellowship Songs and Other Rhymes by John Blair Bard Lodge Journeyman Edinburgh Scobie Conacher Glasgow Porteous Brothers Dunfermline 43970 Masonic: : 19th Century

BLAVATSKY, H.P.

The Original Programme of the Theosophical Society.

Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1974. 083567150X. Reprint. With Preliminary Memorandum of the Esoteric Section. Pp.xvi/75, small mark from a removed price label to inside front board. Green rexine covered boards. VG.

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Book number: 44263

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Keywords: Blavatsky Original Programme Theosophical Society Preliminary Memorandum Esoteric Section Theosophy 45683 Masonic

BLOCK, LOUIS .

Report On Fraternal Correspondence to the Grand Lodge of Iowa Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons 1928. At the Eighty-fifth Annual Communication at Cedar Rapids /Fraternal Review... 1929. At Burlington / Fraternal Review... 1930. At Des Moines.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1928 / 1929 / 1930. 0. A very scarce collection of 3 years correspondence for the years 1928 to 1930. 8vo. 9" x 6.25" x 1.5". pp.296/pp.213/pp.237. A very good original binding. Grey-blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine. Clear text throughout (just a few pencil and crayon marks in the margins).

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Book number: 35985

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Keywords: 36375 Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press Block, Louis Report on Fraternal Correspondence Grand Lodge of Iowa Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons Fraternal Review Masonic

BOWLER, W.BRO. F.J.G.

The Lodge of St Mary No.1312. The First 125 Years.

Privately published, 1995. 0. Written to celebrate St Mary Lodge of Bocking, Essex, 125 years of continuous meeting and is a compilation of previous writings, plus more recent information. Pp.iv/73, 12 figure illustrations. Pbk. VG.

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Book number: 36126

Catalogue: Masonic: : Essex

Keywords: Bowler Lodge St Mary Freemasonry Masonic Masons Bocking Essex 36541 Masonic: : Essex

BRIDGE, G. E. W.

A. & A. R. The Intermediate Degrees 1 - 17 In The Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Council 33 For England And Wales, The Dominions And Dependencies Of The British Crown by V.Ill.Br. G. E. W. Bridge, F.S.A., 33 .

London: Privately printed for the Supreme Council, 33, 1983 . 0. Paperback. 36pp. Red printed card covers have uneven fading. Clean text throughout, with numerous black & white illustrations. G+.

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Book number: 36036

Catalogue: Masonic: : Pamphlets

Keywords: 50337 Privately Printed for the Supreme Council, 33, Bridge, G.E. W A. & A.R. The Intermediate Degrees 1 - 17 Masonic: : Pamphlets

BRODSKY, MICHAEL L.

English Freemasonry In Europe 1717 - 1919. An Essay On International Masonic Relations By Michel L. Brodsky. The Prestonian Lecture For 1994 .

Privately Printed, 1994 . 0. A clean booklet pp.83 . Crimson card covers, clean throughout. VG.

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Book number: 48864

Catalogue: Masonic: : Pamphlets

Keywords: 50338 English Freemasonry in Europe 1717 - 1919. An Essay on International Masonic Relations by Michel L. Brodsky. The Prestonian Lecture Masonic: : Pamphlets