Item 182113BY-LAWS AND RULES OF ORDER OF SPARTAN LODGE, No. 24, I.O.O.F., Laurel, Ind.
Laurel, IN: 1891. Paperback. 15p. A small softcover booklet in very good condition. Booklet as a while is rather crinkled, but otherwise clean and tight.
Fraternal Organizations
Item 181284BY-LAWS OF MAD RIVER LODGE No. 243 I.O.O.F.
Fairborn, OH: Mad River Lodge No. 243, I.O.O.F., 1994. Paperback. 11p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. A few faint smudges and flecks of mild foxing on the cover; otherwise clean and tight. By-laws of an Odd Fellows lodge located in Fairborn, Ohio.
Item 184315BY-LAWS OF MAD RIVER LODGE No. 243 I.O.O.F., Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn, OH: Mad River Lodge No. 243, I.O.O.F., 1979. Paperback. 11p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Cover creased and faintly foxed. Text clean except for a tiny pen mark at top of page 6. Binding tight. By-laws for an Odd Fellows lodge in Fairborn, Ohio.
Item 182124CENTENNIAL SESSION: SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE, GENERAL MILITARY COUNCIL AND ASSOCIATION OF REBEKAH ASSEMBLIES: Jacksonville, Florida, September 15 to 20th, 1924
Jacksonville, FL: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1924. Paperback. 24p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition overall. The edges are faintly tanned; the insides of the covers are more heavily tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. The souvenir program for a session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.).....
Item 181249THE GAZETTE OF THE UNION, Golden Rule, and Odd-Fellows' Family Companion. A Saturday Journal of General Literature, Odd-Fellowship and Amusement. (Volume IX, July-December 1848)
New York: J.R. Crampton, 1848. First Edition, First Printing. Leather. A large hardcover book bound in 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards. POOR CONDITION. Boards heavily scuffed all over, and cracks forming along the edges of the spine. Front hinge completely cracked; rear hinge weakly holding. Page edges worn. Heavy.....
Item 322950HISTORY OF THE OHIO FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS, Volume II: 1924-1954
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 360p. A blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Faint drip stain on front cover. Pen marks on pages 287, 288, and 320; rest of text unmarked, and binding tight. Volume 2 only, covering the years 1924-1954.
Item 181280HISTORY OF THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE I.O.O.F. OF GERMANTOWN, OHIO.
Dayton, OH: J.W. Johnson, 1900. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 220p. A small book bound in thin cardboard covered in brown cloth. Cloth is peeling back from the corners of the front cover, and the front and spine are lightly scuffed. Text clean and binding tight. A very scarce Odd.....
Item 181288THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS: A World Wide Fraternal Order
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Ohio. Paperback. 12p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Edges lightly faded and crinkled, but otherwise clean and tight. A vintage pamphlet encouraging membership in the I.O.O.F. of Ohio. Contains an unused membership form in back. Undated; ca. 1960.
Item 181985INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING MASONIC TRIALS
Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Indiana (Newell A. Lamb, P.G.M.), 1976. Paperback. 24p. A staplebound booklet in near-fine condition. Spine slightly faded; otherwise clean and tight.
Item 181250IOLA NO. 83 SOUVENIR
Dayton, OH: Iola Lodge no. 83, Knights of Pythias, 1907. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. An oblong, thread-bound softcover book in POOR CONDITION. Cover is chipped, creased, and lightly soiled. Bottom corner of entire book appears to have been nibbled into by a small animal or insects. Occasional fingerprint smudges.....
Item 186857MASONIC DIRECTORY OF DAYTON, OHIO 1968
Dayton, OH: The J.W. Johnson Company, 1968. Paperback. 123p. A softcover book in good condition. Cover foxed, old stamp on front, and a couple tiny pen marks in text. Most pages clean; binding tight. 1968 directory of Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar, and Scottish Rite Masons in Dayton, Ohio.
Item 186856MASONIC DIRECTORY OF DAYTON, OHIO 1974
Dayton, OH: 1974. Paperback. 104p plus membership rosters. A softcover book in very good condition. Spine tanned; smudges and discoloration on back cover. Otherwise clean and tight. 1974 directory of Masonic lodges in Dayton, Ohio.
Item 320332MORALS AND DOGMA OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by Its Authority
Charleston: Southern Jurisdiction U.S.A., 1958. Revised edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. 861p; 218p digest-index. A dark red cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Dark smudge down the back cover and on the side edge. Owner's signature on front endpaper, but otherwise clean and tight. Includes a "Digest-Index".....
Item 181298OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE I.O.O.F.: Session 1978 Held in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, TX: Sovereign Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., 1978. Paperback. 136p. A staplebound softcover book in good condition. Cover tanned and soiled, but text unmarked and binding tight.
Item 182117PROCEEDINGS OF THE OHIO REBEKAH ASSEMBLY, I.O.O.F.
Eaton, OH: The Kee Printing Co., 1995. Paperback. 170p. A softcover book in very good condition. A couple faint smudges on back cover, and foredges lightly foxed. Otherwise clean and tight. Proceedings of the assembly's 109th annual session in Miamisburg, Ohio, April 26-27, 1995. Includes foldout abstracts of Rebekah Lodges.....
Item 181260RITUAL OF A SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENT Under the Jurisdiction of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the I.O.O.F., 1975. Hardcover. 175p. A blue hardcover book in good+ condition. Edges rubbed and corners a bit crinkled. IOOF ownership page filled out inside the front cover. Otherwise, text clean and tight.
Item 181263RITUAL OF A SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENT Under the Jurisdiction of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., 1957. Hardcover. 184p. A blue cloth hardcover book in good reading condition. Faint musty smell inside. Spine and edges visibly scuffed, and cloth foxed. IOOF ownership form inside front cover is filled out. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight.
Item 319636VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAYTON, OHIO CHAPTER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN
Original black and white photograph of a Dayton, Ohio, chapter of the Knights of St. John, ca. 1920. The men are in full uniform and standing at attention in an outdoor setting, with trees, a line of buildings, and a few unidentified observers in the distance. The photograph is neatly.....
Item 196050LEXICON OF FREEMASONRY
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2004. Hardcover. 524p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a fine dustjacket. Light foxing on foredge; otherwise clean and tight, and jacket fully intact. Modern reprint of a Masonic work originally published in 1908.
Item 181986A MANUAL OF THE LODGE; or, Monitorial Instructions in the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason, Arranged in Accordance with the American System of Lectures; To Which Are Added the Ceremonies of the Order of Past Master, Relating to Installations, Dedications, Consecrations, Laying of Corner Stones, etc.
New York: Clark & Maynard, 1866. Hardcover. 235p. A brown cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Corners and spine ends heavily worn, and cloth soiled all over. Considerable foxing and age-toning throughout, but the binding is still tight enough for normal handling. An early printing of this very scarce 19th-century.....
Item 195529ILLUSTRIOUS JOSEPH R. BARCLAY 33°, Class: Ninety-Second Semi-Annual Convocation and Reunion, December 1957
Indianapolis: Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis: Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Leather. Unpaginated. A flexible hardcover book bound in bonded brown leather. Very good condition; edges of spine rubbed, but otherwise clean and tight. Souvenir of a Masonic officers' reunion held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mostly.....
Item 325088LIGHT FROM THE SANCTUARY OF THE ROYAL ARCH
Chattanooga, TN: Masonic Supply Agency, 1957. 4th edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. 242p. A red cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Binding is slanted, but tight. Touch of wear the the corners. Masonic Temple stamp on front endpaper; VERY LIGHT musty smell inside. Otherwise unmarked. Vintage manual of Masonic symbols.....
Item 196034PYTHIAN SERVICE BOOK.
Nashville: Brandon Printing Company, 1906. Hardcover. 40p. A thin hardcover book bound in black cloth. FAIR condition. Cloth is soiled and starting to fray along the edges. Gutters dampstained throughout interior. Some mild foxing as well. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight.
Item 184145SYMBOLS OF FREEMASONRY
New York: Assouline, 2000. Hardcover. 128p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. Owner's stamps on endpapers; otherwise like new. The jacket is nearly pristine, save for mild wear at the head of the spine.
Item 181202HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS
Boston: The Fraternity Publishing Company, 1896. Hardcover. 114p; 97p. An oversize hardcover book bound in decorated green cloth. Edges rubbed and covers spotted with stains. Hinges shaken; pages still attached. Apart from occasional fingerprint smudges, the text is clean. Clearly much-used but still in good reading condition. A scarce history.....