Aa. Vv. - Lotto di 12 opere in francese sulla storia...

1. Crapouillot – No. 20: The Secret Societies Author / Director: Jean Galtier-Boissière Title: The Secret Societies (Freemasonry, Craftsmanship, Charbonnerie, Black Hand, Secret Societies of the East, Cagoule, Ku Klux Klan, Synarchy) Year / Publisher: Paris, Crapouillot (antique price: 400 Francs) Monographic issue of the famous French illustrated magazine Crapouillot, entirely dedicated to the phenomenon of secret and reserved societies. The issue offers a wide historical and critical panorama ranging from traditional Freemasonry to the crafts of the Compagnonnage, up to the Carbonari, Oriental sects, and political and paramilitary organizations of the 20th century. Illustrated cover with rich period iconography and engravings inspired by Masonry and ritual. In 4to, 80 pages, richly illustrated. 2. Alec Mellor – Freemasonry at the Hour of Choice Publisher: Concordances Series Description: A work by one of the most authoritative French historians and fabulists specializing in the history of religions and the artes regia. Mellor analyzes modern challenges of Freemasonry, examining its spiritual and institutional evolution and future prospects. On the cover are depicted classic Masonic symbols: the Square, the Compasses, the Book of the Sacred Law, the J and B columns, and the checkerboard floor. In 8vo, 496 pages. 3. Marcel Lobet – The Templars: Monks and Warriors Publisher: Collections Lebègue & Nationale, Office de Publicité S.A. Éditeurs, Brussels Description: A concise and effective historical study dedicated to the origins, ascent, and dramatic ending of the Order of the Temple. The author explores its dual nature as monks and warriors, highlighting both military aspects and spiritual heritage. Paperback with illustrated cover featuring the characteristic 'Patente' cross and the knightly seal (Sigillum Militum Christi). In 8vo small, 126 pages. 4. Jean-Étienne de Camille – Cain, Father of Freemasonry Chez Olmer, Librairie de l'Univers, Paris (1875) Rare and curious traditionalist and esoteric-polemical opus from the 19th century. The work traces a symbolic and doctrinal exegesis that attributes to Cain the spiritual lineage and foundational principle of secret societies and masonry. The title page bears the quote from Pope Pius IX’s Brief to the Catholics of Mainz, October 11, 1875. In 16°, 77 pages. 5. Serge Hutin – The Secret Societies Que sais-je? Series (No. 581), Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), Paris A cornerstone of popular French scholarship by Serge Hutin, famous historian of the esotericism and alchemy. The text analyzes the structure, collective psychology, initiation rites, and social function of secret societies across various historical eras, with a rigorous, scientific focus. In 16°, 120 pages. 6. J. Berteloot – Freemasonry and the Catholic Church (2 Volumes) Vol. I: Motifs of Condemnation Vol. II: Perspectives of Pacification Publisher: Hommes et Cité Series, Éditions du Monde Nouveau Description: A complete two-volume work fundamental for understanding the complex and centuries-old relations between Catholicism and Masonic obediences. The first volume examines papal bulls, ecclesiastical condemnations, and theological motives of the conflict, while the second explores possibilities for dialogue, pacification, and mutual historical understanding. In 8°, 242 pages + 151 pages. 7. G. H. Luquet (Professor of Philosophy, Doctor of Letters, Grand Chancellor of Honor of the Grand College of Rites) The Freemasonry and the State in France in the 18th Century Vitiano Editor, Paris, no date A monograph of high academic and documentary value focused on the role of Masonic lodges in 18th-century France and their complex relations with the authorities of the Ancien Régime. Color illustrated cover with the symbolic pyramid and the wax seal of the Grand Lodge of Masters of the Orient of Paris. In 8°, 347 pages. 8. Bernard Faÿ – Freemasonry and the Intellectual Revolution of the 18th Century Paris, De Cluny, 1935. In 8°, 286 pages. Important historical essay by Bernard Faÿ, renowned university scholar and historian of Enlightenment thought. The volume traces the influence of Masonic thought on the cultural, philosophical, and political transformation of the 18th century, highlighting the contribution of the lodges to the diffusion of encyclopedic and rationalist values. 9. Robert-Freke Gould – Abridged History of Freemasonry (English text translated by Louis Lartigue) J. Lebègue & Co., Libraires-Éditeurs, Brussels, 1903. In 8°, 476 pages. French edition of the famous historical synthesis by the eminent English historian R. F. Gould, co-founder of the Quatuor Coronati research lodge. The volume traces the history of Masonry from the operative origins of medieval craft guilds to the development of modern speculative Masonry. The lot includes the work accompanied by the inner title page (with quotations from Henry Hallam and Lord Acton and the crest with the Square and Compasses) and its gray editorial cover bearing the emblem with towers and the square. 10. Emmanuel Rebold – General History of Freemasonry Based on Its Ancient Documents and the Monuments Erected by It, from its Foundation in 715 BC until 1850. Original edition of a fundamental work for 19th-century Masonic historiography. Rebold, a prominent figure of French Freemasonry, offers an imposing chronological and documentary reconstruction of the origins and development of the institution, starting from the corporations of antiquity Roman and medieval until the mid-19th century. Printed on antique paper with natural foxing that attests to its authenticity. In 8°, 324 pages. 11. Léo Taxil (pseudonym of Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pages). La France Maçonnique: New Revelations (Including the propaganda brochure Les Francs-Maçons: Political Men). Paris, Central Depot: To the Offices of La Petite Guerre / At all Booksellers, 1888. In 8°, 446 pages. Rare and important testimony of the famous anti-Masonic campaign orchestrated by Léo Taxil at the end of the 19th century. The volume contains the author’s revelatory notes aiming to disclose lists of public figures, senators, deputies, officials and officers belonging to French lodges. Includes the original 64-page propaganda brochure inside, entirely preserved. A piece of notable historical-documentary interest on the anti-Masonry movement of the era. 12. Henri Boos (German to Italian translation by Alexandre Gavard) Manuel de la Franc-Maçonnerie, composed under the order of the Grand Lodge Suisse Alpina. Aarau, H. R. Sauerländer & Co., Libraires-Éditeurs, 1894. Rare ritual and doctrinal manual commissioned directly by the Grand Lodge of Swiss Alpina for the instruction of its members. The text offers a clear and systematic view of the principles, duties, and symbolism of the Swiss Obedience between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A bound specimen. In 8°, 601 pages. Some volumes show slight repairs, and one work needs rebinding. Interiors very good and usable.

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