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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.

Two letters from Glaisher and five letters from Francis Dodd about the portrait. In the letter dated 19 Aug. 1926, Glaisher shares his memories of William Davidson Niven. In the letter of 1 Aug. 1926 Dodd declines to make another drawing of A. E. Housman, as he has found that he rarely repeated success with a subject.

Two letters from William Nicholson and from J. J. Thomson relating to the varnishing of the Thomson portrait. Thomson's letter also includes remarks on Sir William Davidson Niven.