The History of Freemasonry; Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Etc.
by Gould, Robert Freke
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London: Caxton Publishing Company, Limited [no date]. (hardcover) Very good. Issued without dust jacket. Undated (c.1910?). Six volumes. 4to. Bound in decorative blue cloth. Shelfwear, light rubbing; head and heel of spines bumped. Hinges of vol. 1 a little loose, but entirely secure; not starting. Vol.5 starting at p.81. Vol.6 starting at rear gutter and p.356 / 57. EPs plain, age-toned. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep of each volume. Internally free of underlining, marginalia, or any other such blemishes. Replete with plates throughout, many with tissue guards. Colour frontispiece. Ports. "Embracing an investigation of the records of the organizations of the fraternity in England, Scotland, Ireland, British Colonies, France, Germany, and the United States." (title page).
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121638
- Title
- The History of Freemasonry; Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Etc.
- Author
- Gould, Robert Freke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Caxton Publishing Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Masons/Masonic, Esoterica, Freemasonry
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Shelfwear
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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