The Inner Sanctuary. Part I. The Book of the Lodge of Perfection
Or of Charleston. A M 5643, [1883]. Early printing. Hardcover. 290pp. Octavo [23 cm] Brown cloth over boards. Pronounced areas of abrasion to the spine and boards. 3 1/2" split in front endpaper along the hinge. Was once part of a Lodge lending library, with a typed label affixed to the front pastedown, and numerical notations on front free endpaper, on page preceding the title page, and at the foot of the final page of the text. Else, the pages are free of markings. This copy is from the personal library of Kent Walgren, Mormon scholar, bookseller, and author of the definitive bibliography of freemasonry, with his brief markings in pencil on the front free endpaper. Fair. Item #69579
The Scottish Rite Ritual 4th-14th degrees.
Albert Pike was a key figure in the development of Masonry in Arkansas, and went on to become a national figure of the organization. His celebrated work "Morals and Dogma," originally published in 1871, is still in print today.
Price: $400.00