THE FRATERNAL RECORD & COMPANION * ULTRA RARE 1887 LEATHER CARDCOVERS * MASONIC for Sale

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THE FRATERNAL RECORD & COMPANION * ULTRA RARE 1887 LEATHER CARDCOVERS * MASONIC:
$234.99

H. D. PERSONS [AUTHOR & PUBLISHER].

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FRATERNAL RECORD AND COMPANION.

Union City PA: H. D. Persons. FIRST EDITION. 1887.

Unpaginated (about 20 pages). LITHOGRAPHED PAGES THROUGHOUT. Octavo (8 by 5 1/2 inch) leatherized cardcovers, gilt titling front, gilt design rear, all edges gilt.

Some loss at both ends of the spine (SEE PIC), but still holding firmly in the middle section, wear of leather also to corners & edges, some bowing to cardcover boards; overall still fully intact & GOOD CONDITION.

The book consists of pages for the entry of a Mason\'s name and fraternal details for all manner of Masonic and allied Orders. The photographic part refers to the front pastedown, where there is a section for a photograph to be pasted.

There are in addition five perforated pages at rear, and the author explains their potential use:

\"All of the various Secret Orders of the day are included in my copyrights, and plates are being prepared as rapidly as possible to supply this form of record to ALL. Should anyone receiving a copy of THIS EDITION desire the record for any orders not contained herein, they will be send, postpaid, on application to the publisher ... and can be readily attached to the \'stubs\' of the perforated sheets inserted herein for that purpose.\"

I\'m not sure this turned out to be a profitable venture for the author and publisher, as I can find no trace of any other copies that may have gotten into circulation. In this particular copy NONE OF THE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED IN.

CONTENTS:

ENTERED APPRENTICE, FELLOWCRAFT, MASTER MASON.

ROYAL ARCH MASONS.

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE MASONS [5 PAGES].

ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER OF THE NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE.

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HARD TO SAY HOW MANY GOT INTO CIRCULATION, BUT PROBABLY NOT THAT MANY.