The Masonic Mirror; A Journal of Freemasonry, Devoted to ..., Waitakere in Waitakere, Auckland for sale

Some chipping to marbled paper along tail edges of boards. Some light foxing.; An uncommon periodical. Monthly issues from November 1854 to November 1855. vii, [1], 740 pages. Printed by Ford&Tilt. Half-calf and marbled boards. Gilt rule on spine. Page dimensions: 204 x 133mm."We have observed that it has been long a subject of regret amongst the brethren of the square and compass, that they have no literary organ conducted on such a principle as to admit of its doing greater justice to masonic intelligence than it were reasonable to expected from weekly newspapers, whose mission is for the most part political, and whose columns are overloaded with miscellaneous matter."- page 1. Includes reviews, summaries of Lodge meetings, fiction, obituaries, news, and parts of a serialised history of Freemasonry in England. Contemporary owner's signature of"R B Willis". Contemporary bookseller's ticket on front pastedown"Backwell [.] Castletown".; 8vo 8"- 9"tall
The Masonic Mirror; A Journal of Freemasonry, Devoted to the Proceedings at Masonic Lodges, the Welfare of the Order, the Interests of its Charities, Literature and News. Vol. I. (Books)
Title
The Masonic Mirror; A Journal of Freemasonry, Devoted to the Proceedings at Masonic Lodges, the Welfare of the Order, the Interests of its Charities, Literature and News. Vol. I.
Publisher name
Br. Henry George Warren, London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1855
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
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