Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1906 hardcover in fair condition. Green cloth with gold lettering and illustrated boards show wear and staining. Binding is sound and inside pages are clean.
Seller: Magus Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 3 volumes only! Volumes 4, 5, 6. Hardcover. Library stamps and markings. Spines taped. Bindings poor. Sold with all faults.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This concise history of Freemasonry; symbolism of Freemasonry; the ancient and accepted Scottish rite; and Royal order of Scotland was originally published in 1898. This copy was published in 1906. The pages are tore edge vellum. The spine is solid and straight. The back board show sun damage but the board itself is solid. A colorized photograph on page 123 of a painting of Knights Templar has adhered to the tissue inserted to protect it. All other illustrations and photographs are in excellent condition and while tissue is inserted over several, page 123 is the ONLY one damaged. The book concludes with an extensive index and pronunciation dictionary. The guilt lettering on the spine and the guilt design on the front of the exterior boards is in very good condition and is not speckled by wear. Proceeds benefit adult literacy.
Seller: Wichita Adult Literacy Council, Wichita Falls, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Volume 6 of 7 volumes. Clean copy - no writing noted, no bookplate, no markings. Appears to be unread. Only signs of age is a little toning to cover and minimal edge wear. Marbled end pages. Includes several tissue-guarded, full-page photogravures. Tight copy. Gilt top edge, deckle fore and tail. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". 4 more volumes available. This volumes covers legends and symbols of Freemasonry; Scottish Rite in the United States; Freemasonry in Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Asia. Includes the Index to all 7 volumes.
Seller: Black Feathers, Colebrook, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black simulated leather with blindstamped design, gold crescent on the front, gold lettering and ruled lines on the spine along with masonic symbols. Marbled endpapers. Nice bright and strong copy. Lightly bumped at a couple corners. Clean pages with untrimmed (not uncut) edges. Overisized. Volume 5 only.
Seller: Pensees Bookshop, Charleston, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback bound in black cloth-covered boards with gilt insignia of Masonic History Company on the front, gilt title and gilt decorations on the spine with marbled end pages and TEG (top edge gilt). Only defects to note are light wear at corners and tissue guard for the frontis has a 2" tear. Book presents the History of the Symbolism of Freemasonry; The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and the Royal Order of Scotland by William R. Singleton. Colored frontis with tissue guard and other black and white plates with tissue guards in place. Pages 267 to 580 ( Total 313 pages). This is the 1906 reprint of the 1898 First Edition Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback bound in black cloth-covered boards with gilt insignia of Masonic History Company on the front, gilt title and gilt decorations on the spine with marbled end pages and TEG (top edge gilt). Only defect to note is light wear at corners; Interior is clean and tight. Book presents the History of the Symbolism of Freemasonry; The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and the Royal Order of Scotland by William R. Singleton. Colored frontis with tissue guard and other black and white plates with tissue guards in place. Pages 827 to 1153 (Total 326 pages). This is the 1906 reprint of the 1898 First Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback bound in black cloth-covered boards with gilt insignia of Masonic History Company on the front, gilt title and gilt decorations on the spine with marbled end pages and TEG (top edge gilt). Only defects to note are light wear at corners, small bump on lower page edges and rubs on TEG; Interior is clean and tight. Book presents the History of the Symbolism of Freemasonry; The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and the Royal Order of Scotland by William R. Singleton. Colored frontis with tissue guard and other black and white plates with tissue guards in place. Pages 581 to 876 (Total 295 pages). This is the 1906 reprint of the 1898 First Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Owner name/address label, corners rubbed/bumped. Top edges gilt. 265pp. Oversized. Several plates including color frontis. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Veronica's Books, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$74.95 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 286pp. Spine ends are heavily chipped and partially missing. Lower edges of boards are rubbed. Lower tip of rear board is missing a piece. Lower tips of most boards show signs of biopredation. Boards have small stains. Lower portion of both boards show signs of mildew. Illustrated plates' tissue protectors are present. Spine is cocked. Boards have small surface tears and light stains. Spine has heavy rubbing. May have other flaws. Text is unmarked.
Seller: Recycled Books & Music, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$74.95 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 289pp. Boards have many small stains, heavy scratches, heavy rubbing. Lower portions of both boards have mildewed. Large portions of the spine are missing. Spine is heavily rubbed. Tips and spine ends are heavily rubbed. Gilt top edge is scuffed and scratched. May have other flaws. Text is unmarked.
Seller: Recycled Books & Music, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$74.95 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 358pp. Spine is smissing large pices, including portions of the title. Spine is heavily rubbed. Boards are are heavily rubbed. Lower portions of boards are heavily damp-stained. Large portion of rear board is extremely discolored. Front board has light dicoloration. Top edge gilt is scuffed and scratched. Several pages are missing pieces at the foredge due to uncut pages being badly opened by former owner. May have other flaws. Tissue protectors are present over illustrations. Text is unmarked.
Seller: Recycled Books & Music, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: VOLUME IV, Chapters XXIX - XLII (pp. 877-1153). Contents in Excellent condition: clean, tight, unmarked. No library stamps and no ownership markings; no bookplate. Marbled endpapers. Pebbled brown cloth with leather spine and rubbed leather corners. Spine backstrip has loosened and lacking 3" lower portion. Includes several tissue-guarded, full-page photogravures.
Seller: JBK Books, North Manchester, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$79.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume Six (pp. 1443-1732); Photogravures by Wm. H. Gilbo. Contents clean textually unmarked, tight. No library stamps; no names or writing. Marbled endpapers; gilded top page edges. Pebbled brown cloth; leather spine and corners; gilt-stamped. Extremities rubbed. Includes color lithographs and engravings. 29.5 cm x 21.5 cm.
Seller: JBK Books, North Manchester, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 289 pages. Hardcover, leather-bound with rubbing and moderate wear on edges and spine. Guilt on top of text block, deckled otherwise. Volume Six only. Record # 2230570
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pebbled brown cloth boards with leather spine and corners; gilt-stamped. Contents clean and textually unmarked. No library stamps; no ownership name; no bookplate; no writing or highlighting. Includes full-page engraved plates with tissue guards. Marbled endpapers. Rubs to tips. 29.5 cm x 21.5 cm.
Seller: JBK Books, North Manchester, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$98.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Addenda by William James Hughan. Black embossed hard cover with fancy gilt gold designs and lettering (not worn). Top edge gilt gold and others are rough cut. Marbled endpapers. Pages 1443 to 1732. Magnificent book.
Seller: Go4Books, St. Cloud, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8" x 11" Hardcover; 287pp; Brown textured boards with gilt titling & emblems to spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue guards for plates intact, spine rubbed, wear to corners of boards, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Large antique tome, fifth volume only of seven-volume history of Freemasonry. With many illustrations.
Seller: Book Happy Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Volumes I-VI. Missing volume VII. In black cloth with gilt decorations and titles on spines. All volumes are near fine. A very nice set.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Description: Very good minus original set with edge wear and other light to medium wear. No markings - looks pretty nice with some obvious edge wear and light flaws. Original 7 volume 1906 set that is complete with color plates and steel engravings with the tissue guards and titles for each colored plate. The 7th volume acts as index and revision for the entire set. The reprints cannot match the originality of the illustrations and antiquity "feel." This price includes the extra cost of shipping via USPS media mail. 3/4 leather and black boards with gilt titles and decorations. Rare.
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Seven volumes. Hardcover, bound in leather over cloth, top edges gilt. The bindings rubbed, several spines faded and chipped at the ends. The text evenly toned.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$337.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Seven volume set. Bound in black pressed leather with gilt. Bumping, wear at spine extremities and corners. Some loss at spine heads of V1 and V2. 3/4" tear at the spine head of V5. Spines of some volumes have a bit of twist. Just a bit of light surface rubbing. Rear hinge of V1 is just starting. Nice full page B&W plates, and a color frontis in each volume. Pages / illustrations clean; text blocks Very Good+. "With an Addenda by William James Hughan". ; B&W and Color; FRH12A; 11-1/2 x 8-1/2"
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$341.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SEVEN VOLUMES. GIFT INSCRIPTIONS TO TITLE PAGES OF ALL VOLUMES. used hardcover copy, lacking a dust jacket (as issued). light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Seven volumes, Black and gilt hardcover, Illustrated, the seven volumes weigh 23 pounds or more, international shipping would be expensive, the books appear to match each other they are not a made up set Language: eng
Seller: Barbers Book Store Online, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.