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The Hand-Book of the Chapter containing monitorial instructions in the degrees of mark master, past master, most excellent master, and Royal Arch; adapted to the work and lectures of the Grand Chapter of California, as adopted Setpember, [sic] 1855. Together With the Ceremonies of Constituting and Dedicating Chapters and the Installation of Officers.
by Caswell, Thomas H
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, covers moderately worn and heavily soiled, ink name to recto of ffep, in notes to verso of ffep, contents very good.
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About This Item
San Francisco.: Frank Eastman & Co., Printers., 1878. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s red cloth, gilt spine title, gilt Ark of the Covenant device on cover, blind ruled borders. . Good, covers moderately worn and heavily soiled, ink name to recto of ffep, in notes to verso of ffep, contents very good. . 8vo., 19.5x13 cm.. A scarce California Masonic handbook. weight: 0.7 lb.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355167
- Title
- The Hand-Book of the Chapter containing monitorial instructions in the degrees of mark master, past master, most excellent master, and Royal Arch; adapted to the work and lectures of the Grand Chapter of California, as adopted Setpember, [sic] 1855. Together With the Ceremonies of Constituting and Dedicating Chapters and the Installation of Officers.
- Author
- Caswell, Thomas H
- Format/Binding
- Publisher’s red cloth, gilt spine title, gilt Ark of the Covenant device on cover, blind ruled borders.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, covers moderately worn and heavily soiled, ink name to recto of ffep, in notes to verso of ffep, contents very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frank Eastman & Co., Printers.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco.
- Date Published
- 1878
- Pages
- 140 pp.
- Size
- 8vo., 19.5x13 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Freemasonry;
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Soiled
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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