The Teachings Of Freemasonry by Essex Master
1928. First Edition. 175 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over paper covered boards with blue cloth and gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author George E. Roebuck to title page. Book has a slight smoky odour. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription from member of Kingswood Lodge to front pastedown. Moderate cracking and visible staining to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Small black mark to margin of final text page, and text block edges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with prominent bluish staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and staining overall. Spine intensely tanned with small areas of loss to spine ends. Jacket moderately