The True Masonic Guide containing Elucidations of the Fundamental Principles of Free-Masonry by Robert Macoy
Publication: 1866 Clark & Maynard
A beautiful copy, profusely illustrated and in unusually nice condition, "The True Masonic Guide" by Robert Macoy is a comprehensive 19th-century resource on Freemasonry, first published in 1853. The author, Robert Macoy, was a prominent Freemason and the publisher of various Masonic works; he was the propriotor of the Macoy Publishing Company. Macoy compiled this work to clarify the fundamental principles and rituals of Freemasonry.
The guide offers detailed explanations of the degrees within the Symbolic Lodge, Chapter, Council, Encampment, and Consistory, aligning with the modes of work and lecturing that were prevalent at the time. Additionally, it provides a complete classification of various rites, including Egyptian, Scottish, French, Ancient, and Modern York, and incorporates emendations, additions, notes, charges, remarks, and songs.
Condition: elaborately decorated board with masonic insignia, edges gilt, firmly bound, scattered foxing, pages clean of any markings, a bright copy approaching Near Fine