Shelfmark
MS 367
Author
Title
The uncommon prayer book / M. R. James.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[192-?]
Physical description
10 leaves ; 35 cm.
Note
Autograph ms. of one of six stories published in 'A warning to the curious and other ghost stories' by M. R. James in 1925.
Note
Date of production assumed from publication date of collection of short stories.
Note
Ms. annotation in pencil at head of each leaf : 'The uncommon prayer book'.
Note
Pagination in M. R. James's hand at top of each leaf : 1-10.
Note
2 additional paginations: at top of each leaf 490-510 ; at bottom of each leaf 491-513.
Note
First published in The Atlantic Monthly, June 1921.
Note
Loose copy of the pages containing 'The uncommon prayer book' from The Atlantic Monthly, June 1921, marked up with ms. annotations in ink and pencil, probably for use as typesetting copy for the 1925 collection A warning to the curious.
Provenance
Booklabel of Eton College Library.
Binding
20th century red morocco, gilt tooling on boards and lettering on spine; bound by W. H. Smith & Son Ltd.; housed in black buckram covered slip case.
Subject
James, M.R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862 - 1936 Warning to the curious.
Subject
Atlantic monthly.
Subject
Ghost stories.
Subject
Ghosts.
Added entry--name
W. H. Smith & Son binder.
Added entry--place
England.
Identifier
B31029