Heard in the Anteroom
Philadelphia: [Press of Allen, Lane & Scott], 1905. First edition thus. Republished from the Masonic Disciple and Printed for Private Circulation. Octavo. Original brown, staplebound wrappers stamped in black; 56 pp. A scarce Masonic title. No copies currently in commerce (2015) and not found in OCLC. The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania shows a copy in their OPAC, and other Masonic libraries may have holdings as well, but certainly uncommon. Arthur "Pard" Bloomer (1853-1908) was a printer and member of Columbia Typographical Union No. 101 and a Mason connected with many chapters. His "Ante-room Talks" were "brief suppositious conversations" meant to rectify the surfeit of "Masonic literature that is extremely heavy and runs to preachments." He died suddenly of uremic poisoning An about Very Good copy with some general rubbing, creasing and foxing to wrappers and some chipping at spine ends and small loss to corners. Very Good internally. Item #01543
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