Secret Societies

Harding, Nick

ISBN 10: 1904048412 / ISBN 13: 9781904048411

Published by Pocket Essentials, Harpendon, Herts., 2005

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First edition, first impression with full number line. Very minor creasing to top of spine, not price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, look unread. 157pp. A history and appraisal of secret societies, from the Rosicrucians to the Oddfellows, and from the Castrators of Russia to the Ku Klux Klan, including many lesser known organisations.

Seller Inventory # 001319

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secret Societies
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials, Harpendon, Herts.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904048412
• ISBN 13: 9781904048411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket design by Alan Forster
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Secret Societies in one form or another have existed throughout the history of human culture. But what is their appeal? What is it that makes so-called respectable people indulge in peculiar ceremonies, dressed in fanciful costumes uttering blood-curdling oaths of loyalty with the threat of death hanging over them should they reveal the inner workings of the cult? Nick Harding investigates these societies and their vagaries in a full and frank examination.