MASONIC SECRET SOCIETY Occult HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY Antique Ancient a FreeMASON

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THE TRADITIONS,ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORYOFFREEMASONRYBYA. T. C. PIERSONAND GODFREY W. sale is for an original1914 EDITION of \"THE TRADITIONS, ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF FREEMASORY\" by A. T. C. Pierson and Godfrey W. Steinbrenner,published by Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., New York.YOU\'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!This book is an elaborate account of the traditions which form the basis of degrees in Freemasonry, and their coincidence with the Ancient Mysteries; also, the origin of the society of operative masons and its transformation into a speculative fraternity; with a brief history of the order , and its rituals and customs.The bookconsists of 2 separate works, one written by A.T.C. Pierson and the second work written by G. W. Steinbrenner. Part one is Traditions of Freemasonryand its coincidences with the ancient mysteries. this part is written by A. T. C. Pierson and contains 17 chapters. This part one is then divided into 7 sections after the initial introduction. These sections are:ENTERED APPRENTICEFELLOW CRAFTMASTER MASONMARK MASTER MASONPAST MASTERMOST EXCELLENT MASTERROYAL ARCH DEGREEIn this first part there are 384 pages.Part 2 of this book is titled \"The Origin and Early History of Masonry.\" The page numbers start over in the second section. This part is written by G. W. Steinbrenner. This second part is copyright 1863. There are 7 chapters in this section of the book. The chapters include:WHAT IS MASONRY?THE HISTORICAL LITERATURE OF MASONRYTHE LEGEND OF THE GUILDSTHE \"STEINMETZEN\" OF GERMANYTHE \"FREE-MASONS\" OF ENGLANDTHE GRADN LODGE OF ENGLANDMASONIC DEGREES-THE RITUALThe first part of the book, the traditions and coincidences are interesting and instructive to the masonic student, but they are not accessible to the mass of the brotherhood. Many of them are collated and presented in the following pages. In doing this extracts have been freely made from all accessible source of information; among the books consulted and from which passages have been selected are The Bible, Sale\'s Koran, Egyptian Antiquities, Book of Enoch, Bannier\'s Mythology, Davies Druids, Faber\'s Pagan Idolatry, Theology of the Hindoos, and More!The second part in this book, the author felt that there was a want of a reliable and authentic history of the origin and gradual development of the \"Fraternity of Freemasons\" among the American Masons. The purpose of the second part is of inciting a spirit of impartial research and investigation, and of pointing out the sources from when an authentic and complete history may be constructed.CONDITION OF THE BOOK:Published in 1914, it is in GOODCONDITION! for its age and especially to be101 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! There are no tears or foxing!The free front end pagehas the signature of a previous owner in pen, \"N. M. Portilla.\"The book is divided into 2 parts. The first part of the book contains 384 pages and the second part of the book contains 164 pages. There is a stain on the bottom of page 158 in part one of the book. I have included a picture of it below for you to see. In part two there is some text underlined in blue pen and a few written notes in the margins. The cover has a small light colored spot at the top left corner as you can see in the pictures below. the bottom right has gilt lettering with the publishers name as well as a masonic symbol. The spine also contains gilt lettering for the title, there is minor wear along the edges and corners of the spine and cover. This book measures 8 1/2\" X 5 3/4\". This bookwon\'t last longso...GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! GOOD LUCK!!!We combine wins to save you shipping costs! starts low so offer NOW!!! for a great deal and you might WIN!!!Please see our other books too!