Title: Lot of 15 items on fraternal organizations in the American West, including two manuscript books Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1860's-1910's Description: Comprises: Manuscript ledger book of the minutes of the meetings for the Dayton, Nevada IOOF Lodge. Dayton is the easternmost section of the Comstock Lode, a few miles from Virginia City. 1873-1875. 15x6", original quarter calf. * Manuscript book of minutes for the Smartsville IOFF Lodge, Smartsville, Yuba County, California. Contains the initial constitution from its founding in April, 1891 and all the minutes until January 1896. 12x7¼". * 4to broadside granting permission to California Lodges to celebrate the 45th Anniverary, by the I.O.O.F. Office of the M.W. Grand Master on 14 March 1864. * Constitution of the M*W* Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Nevada...of Amity Lodge No. 4. 12mo, cloth. Springfield, 1870. * Proceedings of the Masonic Convention and M.W. Grand Lodge of Dakota. 8vo, wrappers. Yankton, DK, 1882. * Price List of Boston Regalia Co., Manufacturers and Dealers in Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights...Regalia... 16mo, wrappers. c.1890. * Masonic Code of Nevada. 12mo, limp red leather. No date. * By-Laws, Rules of Order..of Sister Temple No. 2, Pythian Sisters of Nevada. Virginia City, NV, 1892. Early Comstock Lode women's group. * Constitution...of the Degree of Honor A.O.U.W. of the Dakotas. 12mo, wrappers. (Damaged.) Grand Forks, ND, 1898. * By-Laws of Aquila Lodge No. 22. 16mo, wrappers. Lovelock, NV, 1900. * Journal of Proceedings of the 13th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Nevada. 8vo, wrappers. Reno, NV, 1885. * By-Laws of Nevada Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias, Domain of Nevada. 16mo, wrappers. Virginia City, NV, 1897. * Rules and Regulation of the Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans. 12mo, wrappers. 1911. * Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Communication of the R.W. Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 8vo, wrappers. Virginia, NV, 1876. * Proceedings of the R.W. Grand Lodge of the I.O.O.F. of the State of Nevada. 8vo, wrappers. Virginia, NV, 1881. Together, 15 items. Great collection of early I.O.O.F. and other societies' rule-books and memorabilia. Includes a scarce 1864 broadside and two extensive manuscript books. Many of the Societies are early Western ones, including several located around the Comstock Lode. Also note the printed constitution of Amity Lodge, No.4 which was (and still is) in Silver City, Nevada on the edge of the Virginia City area. Lot Amendments Condition: Condition varies, some with loosening, chipping or staining to wrappers; overall, very good. Item number: 166545
Title: Lot of 15 items on fraternal organizations in the American West, including two manuscript books Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1860's-1910's Description: Comprises: Manuscript ledger book of the minutes of the meetings for the Dayton, Nevada IOOF Lodge. Dayton is the easternmost section of the Comstock Lode, a few miles from Virginia City. 1873-1875. 15x6", original quarter calf. * Manuscript book of minutes for the Smartsville IOFF Lodge, Smartsville, Yuba County, California. Contains the initial constitution from its founding in April, 1891 and all the minutes until January 1896. 12x7¼". * 4to broadside granting permission to California Lodges to celebrate the 45th Anniverary, by the I.O.O.F. Office of the M.W. Grand Master on 14 March 1864. * Constitution of the M*W* Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Nevada...of Amity Lodge No. 4. 12mo, cloth. Springfield, 1870. * Proceedings of the Masonic Convention and M.W. Grand Lodge of Dakota. 8vo, wrappers. Yankton, DK, 1882. * Price List of Boston Regalia Co., Manufacturers and Dealers in Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights...Regalia... 16mo, wrappers. c.1890. * Masonic Code of Nevada. 12mo, limp red leather. No date. * By-Laws, Rules of Order..of Sister Temple No. 2, Pythian Sisters of Nevada. Virginia City, NV, 1892. Early Comstock Lode women's group. * Constitution...of the Degree of Honor A.O.U.W. of the Dakotas. 12mo, wrappers. (Damaged.) Grand Forks, ND, 1898. * By-Laws of Aquila Lodge No. 22. 16mo, wrappers. Lovelock, NV, 1900. * Journal of Proceedings of the 13th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Nevada. 8vo, wrappers. Reno, NV, 1885. * By-Laws of Nevada Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias, Domain of Nevada. 16mo, wrappers. Virginia City, NV, 1897. * Rules and Regulation of the Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans. 12mo, wrappers. 1911. * Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Communication of the R.W. Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 8vo, wrappers. Virginia, NV, 1876. * Proceedings of the R.W. Grand Lodge of the I.O.O.F. of the State of Nevada. 8vo, wrappers. Virginia, NV, 1881. Together, 15 items. Great collection of early I.O.O.F. and other societies' rule-books and memorabilia. Includes a scarce 1864 broadside and two extensive manuscript books. Many of the Societies are early Western ones, including several located around the Comstock Lode. Also note the printed constitution of Amity Lodge, No.4 which was (and still is) in Silver City, Nevada on the edge of the Virginia City area. Lot Amendments Condition: Condition varies, some with loosening, chipping or staining to wrappers; overall, very good. Item number: 166545
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