|
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
Year |
Cover |
Copy |
Comments |
|
Bridge to Light, A |
Hutchens, Rex R. |
Supreme Council … |
1988 |
Paper |
1 |
Lessons on the 32
degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry |
|
A Collection: Emperor Napoleon I |
Carter, Rev. Dr.
Alfred |
DeMuth & Associates |
1990 |
Hard |
|
A formal collection
of works translated from the original texts in several languages by a
local scholar and mason. |
|
A Pilgrim's Path: Freemasonry and the Religious Right |
Robinson, John J. |
M. Evans & Co. |
1993 |
Hard |
|
The author relates
the history of attacks against Masonry and the motives behind them.He
takes on the anti-Masonic evangelists who currently seek to destroy
Freemasonry. |
|
Art and Architecture of Freemasonry, The |
Curl, James Stevens |
Overlook Press |
1993 |
Hard |
|
Highly illustrated
survey of masonic art and architecture. |
|
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry |
Robinson, John J. |
M. Evans & Co. |
1989 |
Hard |
|
Publisher's Weekly:
"Historian Robinson persuasively links Freemasonry's origins and goals t
the once powerful and wealthy Knights Templar order." |
|
Bridge to Light, A |
Hutchens, Rex R. |
Supreme Council … |
1988 |
Paper |
2 |
Lessons on the 32
degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry |
|
Brother Truman |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Anchor
Communications |
1985 |
Hard |
|
Biography of the
President, Past Grand Master, and 33 deg. Mason |
|
Builders, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Torch Press |
1921 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: A Story
and Study of Freemasonry. First published in 1914. Divided into three
parts; Prophecy, History, and Interpretation. |
|
Builders, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Macoy Publishing |
1951 |
Hard |
1 |
Revision of 1914
edition. |
|
Builders, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Macoy Publishing |
1951 |
Hard |
2 |
Revision of 1914
edition. |
|
Clausen's Commentaries on Morals and Dogma |
Clausen, Henry C. |
Supreme Council … |
1974 |
Hard |
1 |
Written by Sovereign
Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite |
|
Clausen's Commentaries on Morals and Dogma |
Clausen, Henry C. |
Supreme Council … |
1974 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Coil's Masonic Dictionary |
Coil, Henry Wilson |
Macoy Publishing |
1961 |
Hard |
1 |
Comprehensive
encyclopedia over 700 pp., in box |
|
Coil's Masonic Dictionary |
Coil, Henry Wilson |
Macoy Publishing |
1961 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Comprehensive View of Freemasonry, A |
Coil, Henry Wilson |
Macoy Publishing |
1973 |
Hard |
1 |
Dust cover describes
it as "a fine book for candidates" |
|
Comprehensive View of Freemasonry, A |
Coil, Henry Wilson |
Macoy Publishing |
1973 |
Hard |
2 |
Dust cover describes
it as "a fine book for candidates" |
|
Craft and Its Symbols, The |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Macoy Publishing |
1974 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Opening
the Door to Masonic Symbolism. From the foreword: "This book … is
written to help the new Master Mason to understand what Masonic
symbolism means." |
|
Dictionary of Freemasonry, A |
Macoy, Robert |
Bell Publishing |
1989 |
|
|
reprint of
19th-century standard work consisting of "A General History of
Freemasonry," "Cyclopedia of Freemasonry," and "A Dictionary of
Symbolical Masonry." |
|
Dungeon, Fire and Sword |
Robinson, John J. |
M. Evans & Co. |
1991 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: The
Knights Templar in the Crusades. Written by the author of Born in Blood. |
|
Dynamic Freedoms |
Johnson, Harold K.
(ed.) |
Supreme Council … |
1977 |
Hard |
|
Compilation of
documents and essays on America's heritage of freedom from a Masonic
perspective. |
|
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Macoy Publishing |
1946 |
Hard |
|
New revision, in two
volumes plus supplemental volume by H. L. Haywood |
|
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Masonic History
Company |
1917 |
Hard |
|
Revision of 1873
work. In two volumes, illustrated. |
|
Facts for Freemasons |
Voorhis, Harold. V.
B. |
Macoy Publishing |
1979 |
Hard |
|
Revision of original
1951 edition. Subtitle: A Storehouse of Masonic Knowledge in Question
and Answer Form. Think Masonic catechism. |
|
Foreign Countries |
Claudy, Carl H. |
Macoy Publishing |
1971 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: A Gateway
to the Interpretation and Development of Certain Symbols of Freemasonry.
First published in 1925. |
|
Forum Masonic/Masonic Forum |
|
Ares Group |
unk. |
Paper |
|
Romanian/English
journal of Masonry |
|
Forum Masonic/Masonic Forum |
|
Ares Group |
1/2003 |
Paper |
|
Romanian/English
journal of Masonry |
|
Forum Masonic/Masonic Forum |
|
Ares Group |
9/2003 |
Paper |
|
Romanian/English
journal of Masonry |
|
Forum Masonic/Masonic Forum |
|
Ares Group |
1/2005 |
Paper |
|
Romanian/English
journal of Masonry |
|
Freemason at Work, The |
Carr, Harry |
Lewis Masonic |
1981 |
Hard |
|
A set of questions
and answers on the work of Freemasons |
|
Freemasonry and Its Etiquette |
Campbell-Everden,
William P. |
A. Lewis (London) |
1959 |
Hard |
|
|
|
Freemasonry and Its Etiquette |
Campbell-Everden,
William P. |
Weathervane Books |
1978 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: With which
is Incorporated "The Etiquette of Freemasonry" by "An Old Past Master."
Written by "a member of a London Lodge, the Mother Grand Lodge of all
Masonry," probably in 1959. (See other copy) |
|
Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians |
Hall, Manly P. |
Philosophical
Research Society |
1937 |
|
|
reprinted in 1965.
From dust cover: "Mr. Hall is convinced that the Egyptian priests taught
a doctrine of metaphysics appealing to the highest aspirations of man." |
|
Freemasonry: a Journey Through Ritual and Symbol |
MacNulty, W. Kirk |
Thames and Hudson |
1991 |
Paper |
|
From the publisher's
Art and Imagination series. From the cover: "What age-old meanings lie
behind the … symbols of Freemasonry, and can we relate them to our
contemporary lives? … This new volume explains Freemasonry's part in a
long tradition of Western |
|
Freemasonry: Its Hidden Meaning |
Steinmetz, George H. |
Macoy Publishing |
1948 |
Hard |
|
1976 reprint. From
the cover: "A spiritual interpretation of the esoteric work of the
Masonic lodge. The lectures and symbols of he first three degrees are
carefully and systematically analyzed so that the reader can really
understand them." |
|
Freemason's Monitor |
Davis, Z.A. |
R. Wilson Desilver |
1849 |
Hard |
|
In addition to
monitorial lectures, discusses masonic principles and U.S Masonic
history. |
|
Freemasons, The |
Lennhoff, Eugen |
Lewis Masonic |
1934 |
Hard |
|
First published in
German as Die Freimaurer. Traces history of Masonry from 18th-century
England through its spread throughout Europe and the USA. Republished in
1978. |
|
G. Washington: Master Mason |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Macoy Publishing |
1976 |
Hard |
|
From the dust cover:
"Of the many books written about George Washington, this is one of the
few which aproaches the man from a human interest standpoint." |
|
General Ahimon Rezon, The, and Freemason's Guide |
Sickels, Daniel |
Masonic Publishing
and Mfg. Co. |
1867 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Containing
Monitorial Instructions in the Degrees of Entered Apprentice,
Fellow-Craft and Master Mason, with Explanatory Notes, Emendations, and
Lectures. |
|
George Washington: Master Mason |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Macoy Publishing |
1976 |
Hard |
1 |
From the dust cover:
"The author has let Washington tell his own story. His own words, as he
wrote them at the time, are used throughout this story of his life." |
|
George Washington: Master Mason |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Macoy Publishing |
1976 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Great Teachings of Masonry, The |
Haywood, H. L. |
Macoy Publishing |
1921 |
Hard |
1 |
Written in the
Roaring 20s and republished in the turbulent 70s as a response to the
"unrestrained desires and whims then prevalent among many" (from the
1971 preface). |
|
Great Teachings of Masonry, The |
Haywood, H. L. |
Macoy Publishing |
1921 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Harry Carr's World of Freemasonry |
Carr, Harry |
Lewis Masonic |
1984 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle The
Collected Papers and Talks of Harry Carr. Published the year following
his death. |
|
Hiram Key, The |
Knight, Christopher,
and Lomas, Robert |
Barnes & Noble |
1996 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Pharaohs,
Freemasons and the Discover of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus |
|
History of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Dr. Albert
G. |
Barnes & Noble |
1898 |
Hard |
|
A reprint of Part
One of Mackey's monumental seven-volume history of Freemasonry. |
|
History of Freemasonry, The, and Masonic Digest, Vol. II |
Mitchell, J.W.S. |
J.W.S. Mitchell |
1866 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Embracing
an Account of the Order from the Building of Solomon's Temple; Its
Progress Hence Throughout the Civilized Word to 1858;The Introduction of
Modern Degrees Called Masonic; and the First Written History of Masonry
in the United States |
|
History of Freemasonry, The, and The History of the Symbolism of
Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G.,
and Singleton, William R. |
Masonic History
Company |
1906 |
Hard |
|
In seven volumes. |
|
History of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted
Masons and Concordant Orders |
|
Fraternity
Publishing Company (London) |
1923 |
Hard |
|
Written by a board
of editors. Divided into five parts: Ancient Masonry; Cosmopolitan
Freemasonry; Concordant Orders--The Chivalric Degrees; Scottish Rite and
the Royal Order of Scotland; and Miscellaneous Rites and Orders |
|
History of the Lodges of Washington and the Grand Lodge of Washington,
F.&A.M. 1979-1994 |
Jensen, Bob J. |
Self-published
(photocopy of typewritten ms.) |
1994? |
Paper |
|
Jensen was Grand
Historian 1993-1994. Includes brief accounts of the recognition of
Prince Hall Masonry and the formation of the Walter F. Meier Masonic
College. |
|
Holy Blood, Holy Grail |
Baigent, Michael;
Leigh, Richard; Lincoln, Henry |
Delacorte |
1982 |
Hard |
|
Seeks to prove that
Jesus did not die on the cross, but rather lived to have children, the
descendents of whom came to rule Europe because of their connections to
the Knights Templar |
|
Introduction to Freemasonry |
Claudy, Carl H. |
Temple Publishers |
1935 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Entered
Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason Complete in One Volume |
|
Jurisprudence of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Charles T. Powner |
1947 |
Hard |
|
1956 reprint. Not
the revised edition of 1953. |
|
Jurisprudence of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Masonic History
Company |
1953 |
Hard |
1 |
Thirteenth edition,
revised by Robert Ingham Glegg, and Louis B. Blakemore. Sections
covering foundations of Masonic Law and Law relating to candidates,
members, lodges, and grand lodges, and Masonic crimes and punishments |
|
Jurisprudence of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Masonic History
Company |
1953 |
Hard |
2 |
1980 reprint |
|
Knights of the Order, The |
Bradford, Ernle |
Dorset Press |
1972 |
Hard |
|
Bradford's concise
and moving history of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem brings to live
the drama and heroic courage of medieval Knights who were members of a
religious order. |
|
Level Club, The |
Bertuccioli, Bruno |
Watermark Press |
1991 |
Paper |
1 |
Subtitle: A New York
City story of the Twenties, The story of a Masonic Club and hotel built
in 1927. |
|
Level Club, The |
Bertuccioli, Bruno |
Watermark Press |
1991 |
Paper |
2 |
|
|
Little Masonic Library |
|
Macoy Publishing |
1977 |
|
|
Reprint of 1924
compendium of Masonic literature. |
|
Lodge and the Craft, The |
Blackmer, Rollin C. |
Macoy Publishing |
1976 |
Paper |
|
Subtitle: A
Practical Explanation of the Work of Freemasonry. Presented as a series
of 21 lectures about 10 pp. long. |
|
Lodge and the Craft, The |
Blackmer, Rollin C. |
Macoy Publishing |
1976 |
Hard |
|
|
|
Masonic Orders of Fraternity |
Hall, Manly P. |
Philosophical
Research Society |
1950 |
|
|
reprinted 1976. From
dust cover: "This work is of equal interest to Freemasons and to
students of the development of secret societies in Western Europe…." |
|
Masonic Symbolism |
Hunt, Charles Clyde |
Laurance Press |
1928 |
|
|
1939 revision. 59
chapters, 509 pp. Each chapter touches on a particular symbol. |
|
Masons and Masonry |
Draffen, George
(ed.) |
Lewis Masonic |
1983 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: Selected
Articles from the Grand Lodge of Scotland Year Books 1953-1972. On
various subjects, including Scottish authors who were Masons |
|
Meaning of Masonry, The |
Wilmshurst, W. L. |
Bell Publishing |
1927 |
Hard |
1 |
From the cover:
"This book was written to promote a deeper understanding of Masonry….
Not scholarly or burdened with literary references, it is an easily
comprehended and serviceable guide in simple and untechnical terms." |
|
Meaning of Masonry, The |
Wilmshurst, W. L. |
Bell Publishing |
1927 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Men's House, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Southern Publishers |
1923 |
Hard |
|
From the cover:
"These essays and addresses deal with almost every aspect of
Freemasonry, and by their patriotic and spiritual appeal have much to
interest non-Masons as well." |
|
Men's House, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Macoy Publishing |
1923 |
Hard |
|
1969 reprint |
|
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry |
Pike, Albert |
Southern Publishers |
1871 |
Hard |
1 |
Multiple copies,
various editions. This classic text, first published in 1871, is an
expansion of the lectures which accompanied Albert Pike's first revision
of the Scottish Rite's rituals. Divided into thirty-two chapters
(covering the 1°-32°), Pike expl |
|
Mozart and Masonry |
Nettl, Paul |
Dorset Press |
1957 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Mozart and Masonry |
Nettl, Paul |
Dorset Press |
1957 |
Hard |
|
From the dust cover:
"In Mozart and Masonry, Paul Nettle … analyzes Mozart's Masonic career
and his Masonic compositions, with special emphasis on the "Magic
Flute." |
|
Not Made with Hands |
Harvey, Paul |
MWGLFAMW |
1958 |
Hard |
|
Gold spine, no text.
Subtitle: The Centennial History of Grand Lodge Masonry in Washington
and Alaska 1858-1958 |
|
Not Made with Hands |
Harvey, Paul |
MWGLFAMW |
1958 |
Paper |
1 |
Gold spine, no text.
Poor condition |
|
Not Made with Hands |
Harvey, Paul |
MWGLFAMW |
1958 |
Paper |
2 |
Gold spine, no text.
Poor condition |
|
Not Made with Hands |
Harvey, Paul |
MWGLFAMW |
1958 |
Paper |
3 |
Gold spine, no text.
Poor condition |
|
Pocket History of Freemasonry, The |
Pick, Fred L., and
Knight, G. Norman |
Frederick Muller,
Ltd. |
1991 |
Hard |
|
Discusses and
discards many theories as to the origins of the Craft and then takes the
reader through the mostly likely sources. |
|
Poetry of Freemasonry, The |
Morris, Rob. |
Werner Co. |
1895 |
Hard |
|
Written by the
"Masonic Poet-Laureate." Sample: "We meet upon the Level, and we part
upon the square--/ What words of precious meaning those words Masonic
are!/ Come, let us contemplate them; they are worthy of a thought,--/
With the highest and the lowes |
|
Regularity of Origin |
Haffner, Christopher |
Chater-Cosmo
Transactions |
1986 |
Hard |
|
From the Preface:
"Masons have been all to willing to accuse other masons of irregularity
…, often with an inadequate understanding of what the word actually
means." This book examines regularity and how it applies in ancient and
modern masonry. |
|
Religion of Masonry, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Southern Publishers |
1927 |
Hard |
|
From the cover:
"These pages attempt to describe the spiritual faith and philosophy
underlying and overarching our Craft; to sketch, in outline, the world
of moral reality which Masonry is trying to reveal." |
|
Religion of Masonry, The |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Macoy Publishing |
1927 |
Hard |
|
1969 reprint. |
|
Rituals of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite of Freemasonry: IV to
XXXII Degrees |
|
City of Mexico Lodge
of Perfection No. 1 |
1962 |
Hard |
|
|
|
Seekers of Truth |
Roberts, Allen E. |
Anchor
Communications |
1988 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle: The Story
of the Philalethes Society 1928-1988. From the preface: "Research has
been an important part of Freemasonry since the operative days of the
Craft…. There have been many Research Lodges…, however, few research
societies [have been] orga |
|
Short Talks on Masonry |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Southern Publishers |
1928 |
Hard |
|
Trestleboard talks
on symbolism and service. |
|
Short Talks on Masonry |
Newton, Joseph Fort |
Southern Publishers |
1929 |
Hard |
|
1969 reprint |
|
Sources of Masonic Symbolism |
Horne, Alex |
Macoy Publishing |
1981 |
Hard |
|
From the foreword:
"In this treatise, Brother Horne seeks to tie together the loose ends of
our past and open ancient doors to the frontiers of our Fraternity." |
|
Speculative Masonry |
Macbride, A. S. |
Macoy Publishing |
1924 |
Hard |
|
1971 reprint. From
Publisher's Foreword: "This story and interpretation of Masonry is
simple enough for a novice to understand…. The great value of the book
is that it grew out of actual teaching experience in Masonic circles." |
|
Speculative Masonry |
Macbride, A. S. |
Macoy Publishing |
1924 |
Paper |
|
See comments for
1971 reprint. |
|
Speculative Masonry |
Macbride, A. S. |
Southern Publishers |
1924 |
Hard |
|
Original edition.
See 1971 reprint for description. |
|
Spirit of Masonry, The |
Hutchinson, William |
Bell Publishing |
1775 |
Hard |
|
Republished 1982.
From dust cover: "For more than two centuries, The Spirit of Masonry has
been the essential source for anyone exploring the inner mysteries of
the Masonic Fraternity." |
|
Standard Masonic Monitor |
Simons, George E. |
Macoy Publishing |
1899 |
Paper |
|
1984 reprint. Very
similar to monitor of the MWGLFAMW. |
|
Story of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry |
Voorhis, Harold. V.
B. |
Macoy Publishing |
1980 |
Paper |
1 |
Revision of original
1965 edition. From the foreword: "[This book] purports to be a story of
the formation and continuation of that system of Freemasonry known in
the United States and some other countries as the Scottish Rite--and in
others as the Ancien |
|
Story of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry |
Voorhis, Harold. V.
B. |
Macoy Publishing |
1980 |
Paper |
2 |
|
|
Strange Masonic Stories |
Mellor, Alec |
Macoy Publishing |
1985 |
Paper |
|
Originally published
in 1982 in French. A collection of short stories by a Catholic
theologian who was also a Mason! |
|
Symbolism of Freemasonry |
Mackey, Albert G. |
Charles T. Powner |
1975 |
Hard |
|
Subtitle:
Illustrating and Explaining Its Science and Philosophy, Its Legends,
Myths, and Symbols |
|
Symbolism of the Gods of the Egyptians, The |
Steward, Dr. Thomas
Milton |
Lewis Masonic |
1927 |
|
|
1978 reprint. From
the cover: "The author … indicates how each [Egyptian] god represents
some aspect of Man, so that, in the words of the Ancient Mystery
Teaching, the Soul of Man is literally the Assembly of the gods." |
|
Symbolism of the Three Degrees |
Street, Oliver Day |
Southern Publishers |
1924 |
Hard |
|
Divided into three
parts, one for each of the degrees, plus an appendix containing
questions for discussion. |
|
Symbols of Freemasonry |
Beresniak, Daniel |
Barnes & Noble |
2000 |
Hard |
1 |
An exploration of
freemasonry through the moral, philosophical, or religious symbols which
lie at the heart of its teachings. |
|
Symbols of Freemasonry |
Beresniak, Daniel |
Barnes & Noble |
2000 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Temple and the Lodge, The |
Baigent, Michael,
and Leigh, Richard |
Arcade Publishing |
1989 |
Hard |
1 |
"Secular" book that
traces the roots of Freemasonry to Knights Templar in Scotland through
the American Revolution. |
|
Temple and the Lodge, The |
Baigent, Michael,
and Leigh, Richard |
Arcade Publishing |
1989 |
Hard |
2 |
|
|
Temple and the Lodge, The |
Baigent, Michael,
and Leigh, Richard |
Arcade Publishing |
1989 |
Paper |
1 |
|
|
Temple and the Lodge, The |
Baigent, Michael,
and Leigh, Richard |
Arcade Publishing |
1989 |
Paper |
2 |
|
|
The Autobiography of a Scholarly Translator |
Carter, Rev. Dr.
Alfred |
DeMuth & Associates |
1996 |
Paper |
|
Carter was a local
scholar and a mason. |
|
These Were Brethren |
Claudy, Carl H. |
Temple Publishers |
4/1905 |
Paper |
|
24 Masonic short
stories |
|
Tied to Masonic Apron Strings |
Pollard, Stewart M.
L. |
Macoy Publishing |
1974 |
Paper |
|
From the cover:
"Bro. Pollard has rounded up the cream of the crop of humorous incidents
that occur in Masonic gatherings." |
|
Tried and Proven: A Lodge System of Masonic Instruction |
|
Masonic Service
Assoc. |
1982 |
Paper |
|
This digest is
designed for use at Lodge level to whet the appetite of the candidate
for "more light in Masonry" and to prepare him for active membership. |
|
Workman Unashamed |
Haffner, Christopher |
Lewis Masonic |
1989 |
Hard |
1 |
Subtitle: The
Testimony of a Christian Freemason. A defense of Freemasonry by a
Christian against attacks by Christians. Surprisingly pedantic. |
|
Workman Unashamed |
Haffner, Christopher |
Lewis Masonic |
1989 |
Hard |
2 |
|