1723 The constitutions of the Free-Masons by James Anderson first edition
A extremely rare and complete original copy. first edition
Discription:
” The constitutions of the Free-Masons. Containing the history, charges, regulations, & c. of that most Ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity. For the use of the lodges” .
London: printed by William Hunter, for John Senex and John Hooke.
In the Year of Masonry -5723
A.D. 1723. 4to. engraved frontispiece by John Pine.
This first edition has a original leather binding and endpapers.
Connotation:
Frontispiece: Engraved by John Pine in Aldersgate street London
(i-vi) : Title; dedication “to his grace the duke of Montagu”
(1)-48 : “History, laws, charges, orders, regulations and Usages”.
49-56 : ‘ The Charges of a Free-Mason”
57 : Postscript “Upon the act against Masons”.
58-70 : General Regulations
71-72 : Postscript “the manner of constituting a New Lodge”
73-74 : Approbation, Philip Duke of Wharton
75-79 : The Master’s Song
80-82 : The Warden’s Song
83 : The Fellow-Crafts Song
84 : The Enter’d ‘Prentices Song
85-90 : Music to the third part of the Master’s Song
91 : Order to publish by Philip Duke of Wharton
(92) : Some books printed for J.Senex and J.Hooke
13 : pp emty
3 : pp with handwritten tekst about Chemistry Water-Fire-Air- Earth-Acids
