["A CONCORDANCE AND ANALYTIC INDEX OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER," FOR LETTERS "A" THROUGH "K"]
1900 · [N
by [Book of Common Prayer
[N, 1900. 321 leaves of manuscript. Early 20th-century three quarter calf over cloth boards, spine gilt. Spine worn, hinges abraded, corners abraded. Institutional bookplate on front pastedown, early ownership (and authorship?) signature of "J.H. Alexander" on front free endpaper and leaf facing titlepage. Internally very clean, a few leaves on blue paper, a few leaves smaller than text block. Very good. A manuscript concordance and analytic index to The Book of Common Prayer, dedicated to the "General Convention of the Protestant Church in the United States, which is the Witness and Keeper of the Prayer book." The volume, entirely handwritten in a clear and small hand, includes a preface, table of abbreviations, and over 630 pages of entries covering letters "A" through "K." The spine is marked "VOL I" in gilt; unfortunately the second volume is not included here. Although unsigned in the text, "J.H. Alexander" is inscribed in pencil twice on the preliminary leaves (Inventory #: WRCAM35678)