Lectures on Masonic Symbolism and A Second Lecture on Symbolism or the Omkara and other Ineffable Words [Paperback]

Albert Pike (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1992

This Lecture is intended to be...I think, my last labor of the kind in Masonry. I hope that I have succeeded in rescuing part of the Symbols of Freemasonry, in some degree, from the condition of insignificance into which they had fallen and in proving that there is something in the Royal Art to make it worthy of the attention, and study of men of intellect and learning; which they have not heretofore believed. The mass of Masons are little inclined to read works on Masonry. And I think it wiser, also, to place these works in a few hands, and let what truths they may contain be communicated orally to others by the few who read them. I have endeavoured to do that for our symbols, and am amply rewarded by what I have learned. This book is extremely scarce as there were only 100 copies ever printed. This is the first reprint ever of this essential, illuminating work, on Freemasonry. Highly recommended.

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• Paperback: 452 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156459162X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564591623
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to read, January 16, 2007

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This review is from: Lectures on Masonic Symbolism and A Second Lecture on Symbolism or the Omkara and other Ineffable Words (Paperback)

I have no problems with the content. It is the print that is hard to read. This book is a reprint form one of onlu a hundred copies. This is great except for the fact that the copy this was reprinted from must have been worn out.

I thumbed thru it when I first got this book and noticed many unreadable pages. The text on several dozen pages has a horizontal break throughout the text. It looks like this runs thru about 1/4th of the pages in this reprint.

I'll try and read it because I am interested in the content but I'm sure that the poor reproduction quality will be a detriment.