Only few available for public sales. Very Good Clean Copy for an age almost 200 years old!! Circa 1845 Ritual of Freemasonry /Family Old Collection 35 Plates including Betta Kappa The mysterious disappearance of William Morgan in 1826 was said to be due to his threat to publish a book detailing the secret rituals of Freemasonry. An attempt was made to burn down the publishing house, and separately, Morgan was arrested on charges of petty larceny. He was seized and taken to Fort Niagara, after which he disappeared. The suspicion behind this led to the creation of the Anti-Masonic Party, which enjoyed brief popularity but rapidly became defunct after they fielded a former Freemason as their presidential candidate in 1832. Freemasons often say that they "are not a secret society, but rather a society with secrets". The secrets of Freemasonry are the various modes of recognition – grips (handshakes), words (akin to modern passwords), and signs (hand gestures) that indicate one is a Freemason. While these and the rest of masonic ritual have all been exposed multiple times through the years, Freemasons continue to act as if they were secret, and promise not to discuss them with outsiders more out of tradition than a need for actual secrecy. Indeed, as all of these gestures are readily available for the public to find, the responsibility is on individual masons to memorise and not disclose these secrets, and not necessarily for lodges to prevent their “leakage”. Such is the de facto lack of secrecy that lodges frequently post pictures and documents showing these rituals and gestures on their websites or social media accounts. The secrets are not an end in themselves, but rather a reflection of history, values, and fraternity. Note- if you want your parcel to be send as a “gift” not a “sale” (possibility of not paying extra custom fees) please let me know and be aware of longer shipment time ( approx extra 2-3 weeks) * All my objects are from my family private used collection by true Masons. * Note: Please be aware that parcel could be damage/delay or extra fees can be applied due to local courier transportation/custom checks/taxes etc. * Recipient is responsible for paying the destination country's customs charges, duties, or taxes. * Parcels will be held by customs until any outstanding payments are made. * Any payments not received may result in parcel being returned, delayed or in some cases destroyed( if destroyed no refund will be issued) * Refused/Unpaid or parcel with missing wrong address will be returned back to me(can take up to a month) and only resend back to buyer if full postage fees will be paid again.