The Principles and Practice of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons

(8) viii, 186pp. Fully-bound in brown calf's leather with 5 raised bands on spine and gilt title on red spine label. Light general wear to covers. Spine ends bumped and leather on all corners worn through. Personal ex-libris bookplate on front paste down. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring some modern biro writing on p.61 (not obscuring text). 16mo. A scarce account of this history and practices of free masons, compromising a collection of essays and addresses, with a final section providing a list of country lodges arranged by English county. ESTC notes BL copy and two others.