FREEMASONRY Antique MONITOR Masonic 1860 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR Mason OCCULT ILLUMINATI
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For their convenience I include the following details directly from this book: Locales Included in this Work (General/Partial Only, Please See Full Contents in Main Description Below): Freemasonry Antique Masonic Mason Masonry Monitor Handbook Guide Instruction Reference Lodges Chapters Encampments Secret Society Signs Tokens Grips Words Passwords Sacred Oaths Hierog...lyphics Ineffable Historical Degrees Jabez Richardson Antique Monitor First Edition Illustrated Entered Apprentice Fellow Craft Masons Mark Masters Past Master Most Excellent Royal Arch Degree Select Super-Excellent Secret Monitor Trading Degree Heroine of Jericho Knights Three Rings Knight Knights Templar Christian Mark Guards Conclave Holy Sepulchre Order of the Cross Lodge of Perfection Perfect Master Intimate Secretary Provost Judge Elect Nine Fifteen Sublime Grand Master Architect Ninth Arch Prince of Jerusalem Knights of East West Sovereign Prince Rose Croix de Harodim Eagle Pelican Grand Pontiff Tabernacle Brazen Serpent Prince Adept Sword Master’s Elect of Nine Fifteen Grand Master Architect Kadosh RICHARDSON’S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY; Being A Practical Guide to the Ceremonies in All the Degrees Conferred in Masonic Lodges, Chapters, Encampments, &c., Explaining the Signs, Tokens and Grips, And Giving All the Words, Pass-Words Sacred Words, Oaths and Hieroglyphics Used by Masons. The Ineffable and Historical Degrees Are Also Given in Full. By Jabez Richardson, A.M. FIRST EDITION. Published in 1860 by Lawrence Fitzgerald, New York. 6.5” x 4.5” decorated cloth hardcover. Illustrated. 192 pages. Condition: GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Exterior as shown in photo, some wear at corners and spine ends, some possible restoration. Gilt decoration still bright on front board and spine. Firm binding. Text is clean and complete, surprisingly little foxing. No torn, loose or missing pages. Very nice. NOTE ON RARITY: Seven years ago I sold another First Edition of RICHARDSON'S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY at auction here on eBay. That auction closed at $406.00. You can see the auction here . Description: Behold a true rarity – an 1860 First Edition of Jabez Richardson’s MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY. RICHARDSON’S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY was one of the first comprehensive works on Freemasonry to be published in the wake of the widespread Anti-Masonic movement of the mid-19th century. With this highly detailed and illustrated book, Richardson hoped to dispel public prejudice against Freemasons, while at the same time furnish the Masonic brotherhood with a true guide to all the degrees offered by the fraternity – including the Ineffable and Historic Degrees -- and the ceremonies associated with them (for a full list see below). He writes in the Preface: In the following pages I have endeavored to give exact descriptions of the Masonic ceremonies as they are (or should be) performed in the Lodges, Chapters, &c., of each degree. The information is intended, not only for the public at large who have a curiosity to fathom the wonderful secrets of Free Masonry, but for newly formed Masonic societies, who desire a printed guide to facilitate their work. Comparatively few persons among the multitudes who join the Masonic Lodges, extend their knowledge of the Craft beyond the Royal Arch Degree; and to such as have not been advanced, this work will be read with much interest. By the aid of it they may become familiar with the higher degrees of Modern Masonry – with the Ineffable Degrees – and with those curious and enthusiastic Historical and Philosophical Degrees … RICHARDSON’S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY is a complete guide to the Masonic tradition. It illuminates all of the secret Masonic signs, tokens and grips. It reveals all the words, pass-words, sacred words, and hieroglyphics used by Masons in the lodges and among themselves. RICHARDSON’S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY is also illustrated with numerous cryptic engravings illuminating the ceremonies, symbols, etc. RICHARDSON’S MONITOR OF FREE-MASONRY is a fascinating glimpse into the world’s oldest secret society. And a very rare item for the discriminating Masonic collector. Contents Are: First Degree – A Lodge of Entered Apprentice Second Degree – A Lodge of Fellow Craft Masons Third Degree – Opening a Lodge of Master Masons Mark Master’s Degree – Opening a Lodge of Mark Masters Past Master’s Degree Most Excellent Master’s Degree Royal Arch Degree Royal Master’s Degree Select Master’s Degree Super-Excellent Master’s Degree Secret Monitor or Masonic Trading Degree Heroine of Jericho Knights of Three Rings Knights of the Red Cross Order of Knights Templar Knights of the Christian Mark and Guards of the Conclave Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Order of the Cross Ineffable Degrees, Or, The Lodge of Perfection Ineffable Degrees – Secret Master Ineffable Degrees – Perfect Master Ineffable Degrees – Intendant of the Building Ineffable Degrees – Intimate Secretary Ineffable Degrees – Provost and Judge Ineffable Degrees – Master’s Elect of Nine Ineffable Degrees – Master’s Elect of Fifteen Ineffable Degrees – Sublime Knights Elected Ineffable Degrees – Grand Master Architect Ineffable Degrees – Knight of the Ninth Arch Ineffable Degrees – Degree of Perfection, Or, Grand Elect, Perfect and Sublime Mason Historical and Philosophical Degrees Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Prince of Jerusalem Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Knight of the East and West Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Sovereign Prince of Rose-Croix de Harodim, and the Knight of the Eagle and Pelican Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Grand Pontiff Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Grand Master of All Symbolic Lodges Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Chief of the Tabernacle Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Prince of the Tabernacle Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Degree of Knight of the Brazen Serpent Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Prince of Mercy, Or, Scottish Trinitarian Degree Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Sovereign Commander of the Temple Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Knight of the Sun, Or, Prince Adept Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Knight of Kadosh Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Sovereign Grand Inspector General Historical and Philosophical Degrees – Knight of the East, Or Sword Take heed, Masons, this is an 1860 First Edition. 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