Guide to the Royal Arch Chapter: A Complete Monitor for Royal Arch Masonry. With Full Instructions in the Degrees of Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master and Royal Arch, According to the Text of The Manual of the Chapter.Together with a Historical Introduction, Explanatory Notes and Critical Emendations. To Which are Added Monitorial Instructions in the Holy Order of High Priesthood in Royal Arch Masonry with the Ceremonies of the Order

272pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decorative stamping in gilt and blind. Cloth extremities with a light layer of soiling and moderately rubbed. Hinges soft. Two previous owners' names and brief notations in pen on the front free endpaper. Frontispiece illustration taped at the foot. Text block cracked several times. From the Preface- "The unexpected favor with which the appearance of the 'Manual of the Chapter' was greeted has induced the author to comply with the frequently expressed desire for the publication of that little work in a larger form, better suited to the use of the older members of the Fraternity. The original work was presented to the Royal Craft, in the hope that it might call attention to the ancient ritual of the Chapter Degrees, in what may be properly called the American Rite. The text of the work has been carefully preserved, and such explanatory notes have been added as seemed to be necessary to render the present volume not only a complete Text Book of the several degrees according to the ancient ritual, but also a Guide for every Companion to a proper understanding of the ceremonies and symbolism of the Capitular degrees.".…