[Rarebooks] FS: Rare 1813 American Masonic Death Pamphlet

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

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Sterry, Consider. MASONIC FORMALITIES OF BURYING THE DEAD, together with
the ancient charges at initiation, &c. As performed by the best working
lodges, and most intelligent Masons in America.

Norwich; Printed by R. Hubbard for the author: 1813.

An interesting pamphlet which outlines the complete Masonic funeral
ceremonies, with 2 diagrams illustrated with woodcut coffins. Consider
Sterry [1761-1817] was a civil engineer, mathematician and the Past Master
of the Somersett Lodge. He published several books on mathematics, and in
1807 he wrote to Thomas Jefferson, proposing a new method of determining
longitude for ships at sea. A small ownership label indicates that this
item was once in the collection of George Brinley, the famed 19th century
collector of rare Americana. Scarce- OCLC only locates microform copies,
which were made from an imperfect copy, closely cropped, with several
pages missing. Ours is complete.

Softcover. 3.5”x6.5”, title page + 25 pages; 2 diagrams with woodcut
coffins; bound in period marbled paper, stitched. Covers with some wear,
splitting along the bottom portion of the spine, but remarkable well
preserved; small label inside the front cover with printed header
“Brinley” and inked numbers “6753”. Contents with minor browning and a
spot or two, but quite a lovely copy. [09619] $1,200.00

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