Description: The Brotherhood; Being a Presentation of the Principles of Odd-Fellowship: With a Brief History of Bible Men and Women, Who Developed, in their Several Lives, the Principles that have Been Adopted by the Fraternity, In Three Parts, with an Appendix, By Rev. Thomas G. Beharrell, Applegate & Company, Cincinnati, 1861, frontis portrait, illustrated vignettes, 282 pp plus publisher’s list, brown blind stamped cloth with gilt shaking hands of the Order, 8 x 5.25”, 8vo. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing along edges and corners. Moderate soiling to surface of cloth with fading at top edge of front board. Head of spine is torn at center with fraying. Ends crushed. Old hand ownership on fly. Tissue guard on frontis was folded improperly by previous owner, toned. Internally good with light toning at edges and minor instances of foxing. 91-94 pp are chipped and toned at edges, loosening from binding. Binding somewhat shaken. Free of known marginalia. Please see photos. Scarce early edition with excellent fraternal illustrations. The Independent Order of Odd-Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political of Odd Fellowship. It was founded by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland in 1819 and evolved from the Order of Odd Fellows founded in England during the 18th century. Currently there are about 12,000 lodges and nearly 600,000 members. COLU1861AFHB
Price: 200 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Author: Thomas G. Beharrell
Publisher: Applegate & Company
Topic: Fraternities
Subject: Secret Societies
Original/Facsimile: Original
