History of Freemasonry and Concordant Orders
Edited by Henry Leonard Stillson and William James Hughan
The Fraternity Publishing Company / George Kenning, 1892
Illustrated First Edition plates used.
Description:
This impressive 19th-century volume, History of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons and Concordant Orders, was published in 1895 as one of the most readable and visually engaging Masonic histories of its era. NOTE the Masons Code page.
Edited by Henry Leonard Stillson (American historian) and William James Hughan (renowned English Masonic scholar), this beautifully printed work sought to present “an entirely new and popular” account of Freemasonry — accurate in scholarship yet accessible to the average Mason. It covers the origins of the Craft, the growth of Grand Lodges, symbolism, famous Masons, and the relationship between Freemasonry and its concordant bodies such as the Scottish Rite and York Rite.
Richly illustrated throughout, including engravings of lodge architecture, symbolic plates, and rare facsimiles like the Scottish Rite Patent of 1786, this book remains both a valuable research resource and a striking display piece.
Condition:
Good plus. Cover detached. Interior pages clean and bright with all illustrations present. Gilt title and Masonic emblem on cover remain clear and well-defined.
Details:
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Title: History of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons and Concordant Orders
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Editors: Henry Leonard Stillson, William James Hughan
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Publisher: The Fraternity Publishing Company, Boston & New York / George Kenning, London
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Date: 1892
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Binding: Embossed brown cloth with gilt Masonic emblem
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Illustrations: Numerous engravings, facsimiles, and architectural plates
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Condition: Good+; sound text block, minor exterior wear
Significance:
This edition represents the golden age of Masonic publishing when scholarship, illustration, and moral instruction met in a single monumental work. It bridges American and English Masonic thought and remains one of the most approachable comprehensive histories of the Craft.
