MASONIC ANTIQUITIES OF THE ORIENT UNVEILED – Redding, 1877 FREEMASONRY MASONS
Title: Masonic Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled. A Concise Description of the Wonderful Ruins of the Substructions of King Solomon’s Temple, and of the Ancient and Remarkable Cities Built by the Ancient Builders, Including Tadmor, Baalbek, Babylon, Nineveh and Damascus. Embellished with Beautiful Lithographs, and Seventy Graphic Engravings.
Author: Moses Wolcott Redding
Publisher: Masonic Publishing Union
City: New York
Year: 1877 (2nd Edition)
Binding Style: Hardcover (Fine Full-leather Binding)
Pagination: 403pp, followed by catalogue of Masonic works
Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: Beautiful full leather, highly decorated 2nd edition from 1877 of Moses Wolcott Redding’s MASONIC ANTIQUITIES OF THE ORIENT UNVEILED. Full title: Masonic Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled. A Concise Description of the Wonderful Ruins of the Substructions of King Solomon’s Temple, and of the Ancient and Remarkable Cities Built by the Ancient Builders, Including Tadmor, Baalbek, Babylon, Nineveh and Damascus. Embellished with Beautiful Lithographs, and Seventy Graphic Engravings. Beautiful illustrations throughout, including some by Gustav Dore. Includes: Color frontispiece of the Site of King Solomon’s Temple and Grounds; colored fold-out map of The Orient; colored fold-out map of Jerusalem and its Ruins; fold-out engraving of Marks of the Builders; fold-out display of Solomon’s Temple; fold-out engraving of the Three Stages of the Initiation; and embellished with ninety full-page engravings. Contains details of excavations by several individuals from beneath King Solomon’s temple as well as from surrounding cities. In very good condition: tight binding; bumped and rubbed corners & edges; text is clean and unmarked. A gorgeous copy of a well known Masonic work.
