preceding
antecedent
anterior
chief
exordial
first
foremost
headmost
inaugural
inductive
initiatory
introductory
leading
opening
preambular
preambulary
preambulatory
precedent
precessional
precursory
prefacial
prefatorial
prefixed
prelim
preliminary
preludial
prelusive
preparatory
prepositive
prevenient
prior
proemial
propaedeutic
admonitory
autobiographical
bibliographical
biographical
cautionary
characteristical
commendatory
congratulatory
consolatory
eulogistic
explanatory
handwritten
miscellaneous
one-page
palinode
parenthetical
penultimate
pithy
posthumous
religion
unpublished
valedictory
following