[Rarebooks] FS: The Scottish Masonic Rite in the American South

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"Valley of the Craftsmen: A Pictorial History: Scottish Rite Freemasonry
in America's Southern Jurisdiction, 1801-2001"

Edited by William L. Fox.
Published by The Supreme Council 33. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction: 2001.

“George Washington was made an Entered Apprentice Mason in the lodge at
Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1752, and used a Masonic gavel to lay the
cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol four decades later. Benjamin Franklin not
only printed the first Masonic publication in colonial America, he was
also a member of the Lodge of the Nine Muses in Paris, along with his good
friend Voltaire. Two centuries later, Buzz Aldrin carried a Banner of the
Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, to the moon
on Apollo 11. Heavily illustrated with color and black and white
photographs of stately temples and humble meetinghouses, august
personages, ceremonial artifacts, and key documents and images, this
history follows the founding and growth of the first, Charleston-based
chapter of the "Scottish Rite" of Freemasons in America, and removes much
of the obfuscation that has often inspired paranoia about the secret
fraternal society.”

Hardcover. 10.5”x12”, 269 pages, profusely illustrated in black & white
and color, dust jacket.
In fine, new condition. $50.00

 - -

JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our website-
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

*NEW* Follow us on TWITTER-
<https://twitter.com/joslinhall>

Our Latest Catalogs-

JULY, 2009 -Recent Acquisitions
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_324.htm>

FOLK ARTS & AMERICANA
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_302.htm>

BOOKS ON GLASS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_299.htm>

BOOKS ON CERAMICS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_319.htm>

BOOKS ON FURNITURE
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_315.htm>

BOOKS ON SILVER
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_320.htm>

FIRE AND ICE
 -lighting, fireplaces & ice
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_282.htm>

A GRAVE AFFAIR
 -gravestones, epitaphs & mourning
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_288.htm>

 ~ ~ ~

 SPEAKING OF BOOKS
    -Our free email News List
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

 FOGGYGATES
    - our Bookselling blog
<http://foggygates.blogspot.com/>

 ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.