The History of Freemasonry in Virginia

414 pages of text - followed by enough of appendices and notes to bring the total to 563. There is a strong emphasis on the early period beginning in 1741 in Norfolk.By page 343, we are up to 1850. There is no illustration but there is some data - scholarships on page 404 - presented in tabular form. Cond : Boards are black with gilt lettering - spine only. End-papers are white. D.J. is salmon coloured with burgundy. Burgundy lettering. Cover graphic is the G and the carpenter's square. No wear, no tear. Decidedly collectible ! ! Quote (p. 317) : " One of the last reunions with a direct Masonic connection occurred at Sperryville in Rappahannock County on August 11, 1921. On that occasion Colonel Carroll Menefee, a successful business consultant, invited all Past Grand Masters in Virginia, other prominent members, and Freemasons from five nearby Lodges, to his Sperryville estate. There the colonel presented five worthy Brothers, all former Confederates who had been ._.-._. ." Size: Octavo. …