[Rarebooks] FS: Attractive 2 vol. set of "Fifty Years of Masonry in California" SF: 1898

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(CALIFORNIA) Sherman, Edwin Allen (comp.). FIFTY YEARS OF MASONRY IN CALIFORNIA. San Francisco: George Spaulding & Co. 1898. Tall folio (13-1/2" x 11"). 2 vols. 534;(2),(535)-802,(2),218,xvi,(6)pp. Indices. Added engraved title page. Profusely illustrated with steel engraved portraits and half-tone historical photographs. Orig. textured black cloth stamped in blind and gilt, minor rubbing. A.e.g. An attractive set, most often found in poor condition. It surveys the history of all Masonic lodges in the state, and major Masonic events in California.                      $375.00 (trade discount allowed)
Sherman (1829-1914), the editor, was a 33rd degree Mason and "Venerable Grand Secretary Masonic Veteran Association of the Pacific Coast. Cowan p. 582.

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