Portrait Gallery of Prominent Freemasons Throughout the United States (The Large Paper Edition-- Complete in 5 Folio Volumes)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Yorston & Co., Masonic Publishers, 1892. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The 1892 1st edition of this impressive collection of steel-engraved portraits ("steel plate portraits") of some of the leading freemasons in American history (up through the late 19th century). Complete in its 5 folio volumes, each with its russet cloth and its lavish gilt-designed and lettered front panelj. Light, forgivable wear at a number of the spine ends, intermittent, light foxing to a number of the plates, all of which include their acompanying printed tissue-guards. Well-preserved and very presentable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18755
- Title
- Portrait Gallery of Prominent Freemasons Throughout the United States (The Large Paper Edition-- Complete in 5 Folio Volumes)
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Yorston & Co., Masonic Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- rare freemasonry, rare masonry, rare masonic history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Folio
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- Plate
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....