1866 Masonic ORDER Eastern STAR Female FREEMASONRY Freemason WOMEN Masonry RARE

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1866 Masonic ORDER Eastern STAR Female FREEMASONRY Freemason WOMEN Masonry RARE:
$175.00

MANUAL OF THE ORDER OF THE EasterN STAR: Containing the Symbols, Scriptural Illustrations, Lectures, Etc. , Adapted to the System of Adoptive Masonry

Macoy, Robert. NY: Masonic Publishing and Manufacturing Company, 1866. 1st ed

The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal organization designed to include the female relatives of Freemasons. It was established in 1850 by Rob Morris who handed it over to Robert Macoy (1815-1895) in 1866. This volume is a manual for many of the rites and rituals of the organization, and was respectively printed in 1866 here as well, making this a first edition.

Decorative cloth with colored leather inlays in a gilt star on the front board, reflecting the same symbols in the frontispiece - the back board with the same star in blind; dull brick-red finely-pebbled cloth, gilt cover titles, all edges gilt. 69 pages + (3) pages at back with the Valedictory, illustrative woodcut of sash and star of the Order and a page describing the Decorations of same; frontispiece \"Star\" in five colors, with symbology; presentation page also with colors and small vignettes (not filled in); several black and white wood engraving illustrations and stanzas of music in the contents, which include information on the history of the order, which was for females, with the Rules, the Address which purpose was to \".inform you as to your true relationship to the Masonic Fraternity.and Second, to confer upon you the beautiful, instructive and useful Degrees of the Order.\", followed by the \"Points\" of the order, Jephthah\'s Daughter, Ruth, Esther, Martha, Electa and the accompanying duties, tributes, signs, & more. Pages all present, like new, as shown.Unmarked. Complete and bound firm. Rare. Measures 4\" x 6.25\". Good luck!