Mysteries Of The Rosie Cross, Or The History Of That Curious Sect Of The Middle Ages, Known As The Rosicrucians; With Examples Of Their Pretensions And Claims As Set Forth In The Writings Of Their Leaders And Disciples -

London: A Reader , 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 144pp. Beige paper-covered boards with red cross design and text on front. Bumped at edges, portion of paper cover of spine missing. Tanned end papers. 'The Dormer Masonic Study Circle Library' Lenders page attached to front free end paper. Binding slightly shaken. Mysteries of the Rosie Cross is a classic study and Rosicrucian history text. The content is mostly second hand; verbatim copies of materials purporting to represent Rosicrucian doctrine, mentioning the freemasons, illuminati, and far more, as well as more than a small amount of alchemy. Rosicrucian is thought to have been influential in the development of freemasonry. 8vo