Item 11.6a - Chapters of the blissful brotherhood of the Parallelepiped, Vol. II

1 vol., c 275 x 230 x 30 mm; 3 unnumbered ff. front matter; ff. 1-200; 1 unnumbered f. between ff. 48-49, ff. 102-103 and ff. 150-151.

The report of the 'Keeper of the Archives' in this volume, dated 1 Feb. 1866, states that the individual papers given at the society in 1864 and 1865 have just been 'rebound in an orderly and strictly chronological form' in two volumes. At some point this book was in the possession of original member of the society D. C. Tovey, whose bookplate is pasted to the inside front cover.

Gift of A. C. Moule, son of original member of the society H. C. G. Moule, Jul. 1940.

Title page drawn out in pencil but not yet inked in; the figure of a brick drawn out below the title has not had the initials of the members filled in on each face like the one for Vol. 2. Full title given as 'Proceedings of the Blissful Brotherhood of the Parallelepided ever hebdomadally dissembling'.

This volume contains papers given at meetings of the society in 1865; they are listed on the back of the title page by term and date (including the Long Vacation), with the initials of the author and the running page number (papers sometimes also have their own individual page numbers). Also included is the page number for the 'Keeper of the Archives' Biennial Report', presented on 1 Feb. 1866, and a list of elections to the society during 1865.

Papers are given by John H. I. Oakley, William P. Turnbull, William K. Clifford, Joseph A. Lobley, Duncan C. Tovey, Handley C. G. Moule, William D. Niven, Alfred E. Humphreys. Titles include 'The Saunterer', by J. H. I. Oakley, 'On Practical Joking' and 'On Female Education' by W. D. Niven, and 'On Fairy Tales' by J. Stuart.

James catalogue: https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.11.6