The Genius of Free-Masonry and the Twentieth-Century Crusade
Chicago: Indo-American Book Co., 1914. Fourth Edition. Octavo, 339, [8] pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered and decorated blue cloth covered boards. A philosophical and esoteric study of Freemasonry by Jirah Dewey Buck, the noted physician, Mason, Theosophist, and author of Mystic Masonry. Buck presents Freemasonry as a moral and spiritual institution founded upon universal principles of brotherhood, liberty, education, and human progress, while interpreting its symbols and traditions through the lenses of comparative religion, mysticism, and Theosophical thought. Written as an appeal for Masonry to assume a constructive role in the modern world, the work reflects the idealistic and reform-minded currents within early twentieth-century American fraternalism. This 1914 edition is of particular interest to collectors of Freemasonry, Theosophy, occult philosophy, comparative religion, and American metaphysical literature. Slight rubbing, very minimal discoloration, else in very good + condition. Item #444
Price: $200.00