Masonic Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled. A Concise Description of the Wonderful Ruins of the Substructions of King Solomon's Temple, and of the Ancient and Remarkable Cities Built by the Ancient Builders, Including Tadmor, Baalbek, Babylon, Nineveh and Damascus.
Book Details + Condition: Redding & Co (New York), 1873. First edition. By Moses Wolcott Redding. 421 pages. Illustrated with color lithographs and 70 full-page engravings. Full title: Masonic Antiquities of the Orient Unveiled. A Concise Description of the Wonderful Ruins of the Substructions of King Solomon's Temple, and of the Ancient and Remarkable Cities Built by the Ancient Builders, Including Tadmor, Baalbek, Babylon, Nineveh and Damascus. Beautiful illustrations include some by Gustav Dore. Includes: Color frontispiece of the Site of King Solomon's Temple and Grounds; fold-out map of The Orient; large colored fold-out map of Jerusalem and its Ruins; fold-out engraving of Marks of the Builders; fold-out display of Solomon's Temple; and much more. Contains details of excavations by several individuals from beneath King Solomon's temple as well as from surrounding cities. Tight binding; shelf wear to boards; spine is covered with bookseller binding tape; bumped and rubbed corners and edges; periodic foxing throughout, including on 2 of the lithographs; repaired tear to front large folding map; text is otherwise clean and free of markings. A solid copy of a well known Masonic work.
