MASONRY ADOPTION. - Set of 3 volumes. - Lot 92

MASONRY ADOPTION. - Set of 3 volumes. 1: (2 of which the second is blank)-24-(2 blank) pp; spine formerly reinforced with marbled paper strip. - 2: 142-(2) pp; faded spine with handwritten label. - 3: 48-24) pp; worn headpieces, handwritten label at tail of spine, spine ends damaged. - 1. MAÇONNERIE DES DAMES. S.l.n.d. Small in-12, paperback. Includes "Statuts et règlemens" and a table ritual. This booklet served as an introduction to a 3-part tuileur. - 2 [GUILLEMAIN DE SAINT-VICTOR (Louis)]. La Vraie Maçonnerie d'adoption. À Philadelphie, chez Philarèthe, 1783. Small in-12, red chagrinned half-percaline with corners, smooth mute spine, blue spotted edges. Includes a tutor for the first three grades and the grade of Parfaite, a table ritual for the grade of Parfaite, and a collection of Masonic songs. Provenance: Le Profond Silence lodge in Kampen, Netherlands (bookplate stamp on false title). - 3. L'ADOPTION OU LA MAÇONNERIE DES DAMES. À la Fidélité, chez le Silence, 100070083 [1783]. In-12, large-margin copy, brown half calf, spine decorated with black and gilt fillets and Masonic motifs, ex-libris leather patch gilt on first board (19th-century English binding). Includes only a tutor for the grade of "Apprentice" and a collection of Masonic songs.