Aleppo Temple (3 results)

2 volumes. First and only edition, numbered and limited. Extensively illustrated. Volume 1 includes two large and handsome tipped-in lithographic plates in full colour, images of Near Eastern sites and events, and an extensive number of portraits, many embellished in red, of organizers of the Order of Shriners, pioneers and first officials of the Order, Imperial Council officers and Nobles of the Aleppo Temple. The Volume 2 includes views of Syria, Aleppo and Boston, colour portraits of Potentates embellished with gilt, additional portraits embellished in red, and many more scenes, portraits, plans, etc., several of which are in colour or colour embellished. Folio, in the original brown ribbed and embossed cloth, the upper covers with vivid pictorial decoration and lettering in gilt, the spines gilt lettered, pictorial endpapers. xiv, 516, p. xvii-xxi p. Vol. II: viii, p. 577-1039. A superior copy, very fine, very bright and unusually well preserved, the interior clean and fresh, the cloth essentially without wear or fading, the hinges firm and strong. THE VERY SCARCE AND IMPRESSIVE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS HISTORY OF ALEPPO TEMPLE AND THE Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, now known as Shriners International. This set with both of the fine tipped in colour lithographic plates which are sometime lacking. These are 'The Pilgrimage to Mecca ' and 'An Outpost on Guard'. There are extensive portraits of order members in their festive red fezzes, which are often printed in red over their black and white portraits. Large full page portraits are found of important Freemason founders of the order, such as Walter M. Fleming, M.D., and actor William J. Florence. Despite its Orientalist theme, the Shrine is a men's fraternity, not connected to either Arab culture or Islam. Its only religious requirement is that as Masons members must profess a belief in a Supreme Being.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 658 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 658 Volume 1 Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Aleppo Temple (Boston, Mass.).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 564 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 564 Volume 2.