Cruden's Complete Concordance

Alexander Cruden was the first person to produce a complete concordance of the bible (basically a sorted list of all words with a line of context). Today this can be done by computer in a matter of moments, but in the eighteenth century the only way of achieving this was by laborious hand-sorting.

The book we have is the 1909 edition, with a small amount of damage to the binding, but still a handsome book and with a brief life of Cruden at the front. The print is extremely small, although clear and readable with a magnifying glass.

Cruden's concordance was the standard tool for theology students until very recently and this book forms an interesting link with past generations in Cambridge.

Fénélon, François de Salignac de la Mothe

Lettres sur divers sujets concernant la religion et la métaphysique, François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon. 1718 edition with interesting bookplate of Viscount Montague. £55 at our charity bookshop, 188 Mill Road, Cambridge.

Bookplate

Title page

Lettres sur divers sujets concernant la religion et la métaphysique / par François de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon.

Bibliographic Record

• Main author: Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.
  
• Title: Lettres sur divers sujets concernant la religion et la métaphysique / par François de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon.
  
• Published: A Paris : Chez Jacques Estienne, 1718.
  
• Description: [24], 278 p. ; 18 cm. (12mo)