MORRIS, ROBERT.

Freemasonry in the Holy Land or Handmarks of Hiram's builders embracing notes made during a series of masonic researches, in 1868, in Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Europe, and the results of much correspondence with freemasons in those countries.

New York, Masonic Publishing Company, 1872

Large8vo. In publisher's original embossed cloth. Spine with sunning and spine-ends chipped. A few holes in back hinge. Internally very nice and clean. 604 pp. + frontispiece. 

Uncommon first edition of this Masonic travel account based on the author’s journey through Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine and Egypt in 1868. Combinin travel account, historical speculation and Masonic symbolism Morris seeks to place the traditions of freemasonry in the Middle East, with special emphasis on the legend of Hiram Abiff and the Temple of Solomon.

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