‎"DALCHO, FREDERICK.‎
‎Orations of the illustrious brother Frederick Dalcho Esq. M.D. - [“EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE""]‎

‎Dublin, John King Westmoreland, 1808 4to. Uncut in contemporary blank boards. Wear to extremities, hinges weak and spine with some loss of paper. Internally with light occassional brownspotting, but generally nice and clean. (6), X, (1), 103, (2), 78-79, (2), 80-81 pp. With several music scores in the collation. ‎

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‎The scarce Dublin-reprint of Dalcho’s Orations: “Exceedingly rare and of considerable value. Dr. Dalcho was one of the original members of the A. and A. Rite of 33°, at Charlestown, U.S.A., and a very gifted brother of eminence Masonically and generally.” (Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry) “In 1801 Doctor Dalcho received the Thirty.-third and ultimate Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite " and May 31, 1801 he became instrumental in the establishment at Charleston of the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, of which Body he was appointed Grand Secretary, and afterward Grand commander which latter position he occupied until 1823, when he resigned. September 23, 1801, he delivered an oration before the Sublime Grand Body in Charleston. This and another delivered March 21, 1803, before the same Body, accompanied by a learned historical appendix, were published in the latter year under the general name of Dalcho's Orations. The work was soon after republished in Dublin by the Grand Council of Heredom or Prince Masons of that city" and McCosh says that there were other editions issued in Europe, which, however, Brother Mackey had never seen.” (Encyclopedia Masonica) Wolfsteig 1045 - ""ausserordentlich selten"".‎