THE PRAYER BOOK

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Surviving copies of the Confederate Prayer Book are scarce, with many having been lost or destroyed during and after the Civil War. In fact, a large portion of the Randolph edition was captured from the Anglo-Rebel blockade-runner Minna by the U.S. Government dispatch ship Circassian off Wilmington on December 6, 1863. This particular copy, with its unique features and notable provenance, presents an unparalleled opportunity for collectors, institutions, and scholars of American history to acquire an extraordinarily rare and important artifact from one of the nation's most tumultuous eras.
References:
Sabin, Joseph. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time. New York: J. Sabin & Sons, 1868-1936.
Provenance:
Mrs. G. Halliburton, Boston, 1873
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (deaccessioned)
References: Brydon, G. MacLaren. “The ‘Confederate Prayer Book.’” Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, vol. 17, no. 4, 1948, pp. 339–44. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42972006.

Parrish & Willingham. Confederate imprints, 9156

Howell, Elmo. Mississippi Home-places: Notes on Literature and History. United States: E. Howell, 1988.
Subject
Confederate States of America--Imprints.
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America--Prayer-books and devotions.