The History and Literature of Odd Fellowship: The Three-Link Fraternity; or The Antiquities, Creative Period, and Golden Age of Friendship, Love, and Truth
A Board of Editors; Henry Leonard Stillson, Editor-in-Chief
- Publisher: Fraternity Publishing Company
- Place: Boston, MA
- Year: 1897
- Length: 896 pp.
- Dimensions: approximately 25.5 x 18 cm; 2.63 in. thick
- Edition De Luxe, limited to 500 copies.
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Hardcover
Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates. Tan illustrated cloth-covered boards with decorative endpapers. A second title page for The Official History of Odd Fellowship dated 1900 appears after the first title page.
A substantial single-volume history of the international fraternity of Odd Fellows, written by a globe-spanning group of fraternity members under the direction of Henry Leonard Stillson of Vermont. The work surveys the antiquities, creative period, and “golden age” of the Three-Link Fraternity, whose principles are identified as Friendship, Love, and Truth. Black-and-white illustrative plates appear throughout.
Included with purchase is a pamphlet found tucked within the pages of the book concerning a proposed change to the funding structure for the Odd Fellows’ Home system in Massachusetts. The pamphlet cover reads: “A Special and Vitally Important Message to the Odd Fellows of Massachusetts.”
Condition: Good. Original illustrated cloth boards show edgewear, ink stains, and toning to the spine. Some mustiness. Gift inscription present. Binding tight. Pages clean and lightly toned, with some folds but no tears or extraneous marks. Pamphlet has a vertical center crease.