A Library of Freemasonry - Vol 1,2,4,5 1911

A Library of Freemasonry – Twentieth Century Edition De Luxe (1911)

Volumes I, II, IV & V
Published by The John C. Yorston Publishing Company, 1911

This beautifully produced early-20th-century De Luxe edition presents a sweeping survey of Masonic knowledge drawn from the works of the Craft’s foremost historians and scholars — Robert Freke Gould, W. J. Hughan, Rev. A. F. A. Woodford, David Murray Lyon, Enoch T. Carson, Josiah H. Drummond, and T. S. Parvin.

Lavishly illustrated and handsomely bound in embossed dark-brown boards with gilt emblems of the All-Seeing Eye and square & compasses, this set explores the history, symbols, and constitutions of Freemasonry and its concordant bodies, including the Royal Arch, Knights Templar, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, and the Mystic Shrine.

Each volume includes essays, engravings, and rare plates chronicling the Craft’s growth from medieval operative guilds to its philosophical and fraternal flowering in the modern world.

Contents Overview

• Volume I: Origins of Masonry, ancient mysteries, guild customs, and early constitutions.

• Volume II: Development of British and Scottish Masonry; Grand Lodge formation; early rituals and charges.

• Volume IV: Royal Arch and Knightly Orders; early American Freemasonry.

• Volume V: Nineteenth-century Masonic expansion, symbolism, and concordant orders.

Condition

Bindings are sound with moderate edge wear; gilt design bright and clear; interiors generally clean with light age toning — attractive examples of this scarce early American issue.

Publication Details

• Publisher: John C. Yorston Publishing Company (London – Philadelphia – Montreal)

• Copyright: 1911

• Format: 4to (approx. 11 × 8 in.)

• Edition: Twentieth Century Edition De Luxe

• Volumes: I, II, IV & V of 10-volume set