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105 - DISCLOSURE, ANTI-MASONRY, and Miscellaneous — Set of 10 volumes; some defects and missing pages.

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€1,000 - 1,500

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30%

DISCLOSURE, ANTI-MASONRY, and Miscellaneous — Set of 10 volumes; some defects and missing pages. — ANTI-MASON (THE) or The Mysteries of Freemasonry Unveiled by a Layman. In the Holy City, in the Temple of Solomon, in the Middle Chamber in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, at the Tomb of Anoniram, Rue de l’Acacia, [after 1748]. In-12, half-maroquin decorated with gilded Masonic motifs (modern binding). — HEPHATA, or Memoirs and Confessions of a Freemason. Leipzig, published by Karl Andrä, 1836. In-8, half-percale; worn binding with a modern title label added to the spine (original binding). — [LEFRANC (Jacques-François)]. The Veil Lifted for the Curious, or The Secret of the Revolution Revealed Through Freemasonry. No place, no publisher, 1791. 8vo, half-shagreen; corner missing on the half-title page (modern binding). Provenance: school library stamp. — [PÉRAU (Gabriel-Louis-Calabre)]. The Order of Freemasons Betrayed, and the Secret of the Mopses Revealed. Amsterdam, n.p., 1763. 4 parts in one small-8vo volume, worn half-basane with braiding (antique binding). Copperplate engravings as inserts. [By the same author, bound in a second volume with identical binding and corresponding volume number:] The Freemasons Crushed; a sequel to the book entitled The Order of the Freemasons Betrayed. Amsterdam, n.p., 1762. Copperplate engravings as inserts. — [PERAU (Gabriel-Louis-Calabre). The Secret of the Freemasons. N.p., n.d., 1751. In-12, paperback with marbled paper cover and labels on the spine; a few tears with restorations and some missing words. The same work as *The Order of Freemasons Betrayed*, under a different title, and prior to the addition of its supplement and sequel. — TRUE JUDGMENTS (THE) ON THE SOCIETY OF THE FREEMASONS. In which an abridged account of their statutes is presented: and in which it is then shown how much these maxims are contrary to those of religion. Brussels: Pierre de Hondt, 1752. 12mo, decorated speckled brown sheepskin (contemporary binding). — THE SECRETS OF THE FREE-MASONS REVEALED by a disgusted Brother. London, printed for the author and sold by J. Scott, 1759. Small 8vo, percaline; first leaf scorched with marginal restoration (late 19th-century binding). Probably a forged indication of a second edition. Rare. Provenance: Henry Josiah Whymper, Venerable Master of the Grand Lodge of the Punjab (ex-libris vignette); then Grand Lodge of the Punjab (ex-libris vignette and stamp). — WERDT. Anti-Hephata, or Apology for the High Royal Art of Freemasonry. Leipzig, H. Franke’sche Verlags-Expedition, 1836. Small 8vo, half-percaline Bradel binding (modern binding). — [WOLSON (Thomas)]. The Mason Unmasked, or The True Secret of the Freemasons. London: Owen Temple, 1751. 12mo, speckled brown sheepskin (modern binding in the style of the period). First edition. Later plates added as inserts.

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Books & Manuscripts
Tuesday, November 24
02:00 PM
66, avenue de Breteuil
75007 Paris, France

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