History of Freemasonry in Maryland, of All the Rites introduced into Maryland, from the earliest time to the present: Embracing the Complete Proceedings of the Grand Lodge from Its First Formation in the Year 1783. Together with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Prominent Members of the Fraternity. Volume III

Baltimore: J. H. Medairy & Co, 1887. Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed). Hardcover. Good. Odd volume. Volume 3 only. 833pp. Thick octavo [24 cm] Brownish-purple pebbled cloth over boards. Gilt stamped title on the spine and gilt stamped masonic symbol on the front board. Floral endpapers. Rubbing to the edges of the spine and boards. Frayed area in the cloth of the front board, measuring roughly 1/2" in diameter. Endpapers split and both hinges going. Pages darkened with age. The authoritative work on the history of Freemasonry in Maryland by Edward T. Schultz (1827-1913). Schultz also wrote the reports on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.