[PEREAU, Gabriel-Louis]., The Order of Freemasons Betrayed, and the

In-12, (2)-XXX-240 pp., including pp. 202–240. Contemporary mottled fawn sheepskin, edges speckled with blue (binding rubbed, upper joint damaged, one inner joint slightly loose, oxidation and a few foxing spots, one fold-out plate torn). With an engraved vignette on the title page (dog), an engraved illustration (lodge meeting with men and women by candlelight) and a fold-out plate: ‘plan of the Mopses’ lodge’. In the text: the Freemasons’ Catechism and the Signs, hand gestures and words of the Freemasons The Order of the Freemasons and the Secret of the Mopses Revealed. Includes the supplement and a folded plate, though torn Engraved vignette on the title page depicting Freemasonry insignia With fold-out plates: ‘Authentic plan of the reception lodge for an apprentice-fellow’ (2) with a small tear; ‘Authentic plan of the reception lodge for an apprentice-fellow / As published in Paris, but inaccurate ’ (1) ‘Authentic plan of the reception lodge for a master (truncated)’ and a fold-out text ‘Authentic plan of the reception lodge for a master’. One engraved illustration (a scene in a men’s drawing room by candlelight). Bound at the end: Songs of the Most Venerable Brotherhood of Freemasons preceded by a few pieces of poetry, 33 pp. with engraved musical scores.

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