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Two early Masonic reports...
Item # 610188
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1737* Early items on Free Masons
Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "Observations on the Effects of Tea" "Our Eatables & Drinkables should be of Home Growth" "The Nature of Tea Consider'd" "Bank of England a Public Benefit" "Free Masons a Dangerous Society" which takes over a full page and is a great & early Masonic item. Also: "Why Handsome Women Marry Ordinary Men" "For a Tax on Urine, & Female Collectors" and more.
Near the back is a section headed: "Historical Chronicle" with news from England & other parts of Europe. Included here is another items concerning Free Masons (see).
Complete in 64 pages with full title/index page which contains an engraving of St. John's Gate. Measures about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches and in very nice condition.
There are no plates or maps called for in this issue.
A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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