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The Freemason at Work (Inscribed First Edition)
by Carr, Harry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- fine/very good
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. fine/very good. First edition. Hardcover in buff colored cloth with spine lettered in red. 425 pp. with index. Illustrated. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR UNDERNEATH HIS FRONTISPIECE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT: "Bro. __________/ Harry Carr". Scarce Masonic work by the former editor of the Transactions of the Quatour Coronati Lodge one of whose most importtant duties was to answer questions on every aspect of Freemasonry from members all over the world. This volume is a collection of the best of those years of questions and answers. Extremelt difficult to locate in the true first ediiton and even more so signed. A tight, generally fine copy, faint spotting to the cloth. In very good, modestly edgeworn dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E9248
- Title
- The Freemason at Work (Inscribed First Edition)
- Author
- Carr, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- masonic, freemasons, fraterities, templars, organizations, masons,
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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