ESSEX MASTER.

THE TEACHINGS OF FREEMASONRY.

London: Cecil Palmer. FIRST EDITION. 1928.

175 + [1] page. Large octavo (9 by 5 3/4 inch) hardcover, blue cloth spine with titling in gilt, tan-colored papered boards with titling in black.

Some wear to corners & spine-tips, rear corners a touch bumped, one small worn spot rear (SEE PIC), o/w firm & tight & VERY GOOD CONDITION.

A famous anonymous text which must have been published in a very small edition, as it is among the rarest of 20th century Masonic books. The same author wrote a book on the Royal Arch published a few years later.

This rare first (and only) edition is printed on heavy laid paper.

CONTENTS:

FOREWORD.

I.) THE APPROACH TO FREEMASONRY. • II.) THE ANTIQUITY OF THINGS MASONIC. • III.) THE PRACTICE OF THE CRAFT. • IV.) THE MEANING OF IT ALL.

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NICE VINTAGE CONDITION AND VERY RARE.