1891 Proceedings of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the USA

(Boston), 1891. Hardcover. Good. Half leather and marbled boards, good to very good, leather a little dry and rubbed, crack lines along joints but still firmly bound. With bookplate of James I. Buchanan and his signature. Buchanan (1853-1931, prominent Pittsburgh banker, businessman and financier). 417 pp., illustrated with engravings in the obituary section. A nice association copy: Buchanan was well known for his Masonic activities and committment. An article by Carlton Ketchum says this about Buchanan: "He exerted an unusual influence for good and numbered his friends simply by the count of those who had had the privilege of making his acquaintance. He was a man of the most gracious manner, profound knowledge, and a very uncommon degree of unselfishness. His integrity was complete. One might say of another man of the time 'He's absolutely honest why, he's as square as Mr. Buchanan.' Buchanan gave a great deal of his life to Freemasonry, of which he eventually became the number one member in this country. He had a phenomenal memory. It was said of him that, without notice, he could go through all of the work of all of the degrees, speak every syllable clearly and with fine accent, and never hesitate. He was a tremendous Biblical scholar and was for many years the teacher of a men's class in the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, where his acquaintance with the Bible became legendary.