Coil, Henry Wilson

Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia. 1961.

Publisher: New York: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co., 1961.

[10 × 7.5 in.] 731 pp. [English]. Very Good.

An extensive reference work on Freemasonry, covering Masonic history, organizations, terminology, symbolism, rites, notable figures, and related subjects. Revised and expanded from earlier Masonic reference works by Henry Wilson Coil and presented alphabetically for ready reference.

Bound in blue cloth with gilt and blue titles and decoration to the front board and spine. Complete with the original slipcase. Ex libris card of the Library of Dalton Alexander Noland affixed to a front endpaper.

Very Good. Light shelf wear to the head and foot of the spine, with a small dent near the lower rear joint and very light bumping to the corners. Pages remain exceptionally clean throughout. Original slipcase is also Very Good, with light scuffing to the upper rear and a crease to the upper rear edge.