{"product_id":"bauer-foundations","title":"BAUER, Maria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlendale, CA: Veritas Press, 1944. Second edition, following the first of 1940. [6], 65pp; b\u0026amp;w illus; single-sheet of vellum with printed diagram laid in. Sewn in illustrated wraps. Shallow chip at head of spine; surface abrasion to front cover; closed tear to rear; very good. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA work by California spiritualist Maria Bauer detailing her Anti-Stratfordian views and belief that Shakespeare’s works contained Francis Bacon's encoded Masonic messages. Her analysis of the latter led to an unsuccessful series of 1938 excavations in search of a secret \"Bacon Vault\" under the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, where Bauer believed were buried golden chalices and lost works.  With a foreword by Harold V. B. Voorhis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foundations Unearthed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45112087773207,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2288\/8266\/files\/Bauer_foundationsunearthed_1.jpg?v=1777941247","url":"https:\/\/dividinglinebooks.com\/products\/bauer-foundations","provider":"Dividing Line Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}