first edition Decorative Cloth
1892 · Philadelphia
Philadelphia: John C. Yorston & Co., Masonic Publishers, 1892. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The 1892 1st edition of this impressive collection of steel-engraved portraits ("steel plate portraits") of some of the leading freemasons in American history (up through the late 19th century). Complete in its 5 folio volumes, each with its russet cloth and its lavish gilt-designed and lettered front panelj. Light, forgivable wear at a number of the spine ends, intermittent, light foxing to a number of the plates, all of which include their acompanying printed tissue-guards. Well-preserved and very presentable. (Inventory #: 18755)