Masonic Library. Ahiman Rezon, or a Help to All That Are, or Would Be, Free and Accepted Masons
Philadelphia: Leon Hyneman, 1855. Second edition. 23x14cm, 72pp. Frontis illustration. Bound in elaborately blind stamped navy cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Ownership stamp of Samuel M. Todd, grandmaster of Louisiana on the front endpapers. Boards lightly bumped and with a few scuffs. Scattered light foxing else clean internally and very good.
Early uniform American edition published as part of the Masonic Library series of key Freemason texts, with an interesting ownership provenance. Samuel M. Todd (1815-1905) served as Grand Master of Masons in Louisiana in 1859, 1868, and 1870-1872. He was also grand commander of the Knights Templar of Louisiana in 1866-67. . Item #8878
Price: $200.00