1817 The Pilgrim"s Progress; From This World to That Which is To Come. Delivered under the similitude of a dream. With copious explanatory notes. Also Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and A Race for Eternal Life.
Published by J. Tregortha, Burslem, 1817
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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A provincial Staffordshire printing of Bunyan"s Pilgrim"s Progress, issued with extensive explanatory notes and the accompanying Grace Abounding and A Race for Eternal Life. In a contemporary full calf binding, sympathetically rebacked in later calf with the original calf spine laid down.A provincial Staffordshire printing of Bunyan"s celebrated seventeenth-century Christian allegory, here issued with extensive explanatory notes and accompanied by Grace Abounding and A Race for Eternal Life.The Pilgrim's Progress' is a Christian allegory which has become one of the most significant works in the English literature, being translated into over two-hundred languages, and never being out of print since its initial publication in 1678. It is second only to the Bible in popularity in Christian literature works.John Bunyan was a Puritan preacher, as is best known for his work 'The Pilgrim's Progress'. He was jailed after the restoration of the monarchy as he refused to give up preaching him nonconformist ideas. He spent twelve years in jail during this stint, during which he begun work on 'Progress'. In a contemporary full calf binding, sympathetically rebacked in later calf with the original calf spine laid down. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in loss to calf, more so to extremities of front board. Loss to the surface of the calf at head of spine and to boards near the head of spine and towards tail of spine at rear board. Slight creasing to calf at extremities. Slight rubbing to boards with one or two handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean if characteristically age toned with scattered spotting, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Good.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- 1817 The Pilgrim"s Progress; From This World to That Which is To Come. Delivered under the similitude of a dream. With copious explanatory notes. Also Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and A Race for Eternal Life.
- Author
- John Bunyan
- Publisher
- J. Tregortha, Burslem
- Publication year
- 1817
- Condition
- Good
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Leather
- Illustrator
- None
- Item weight
- 0.75 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 8.5" by 5.5"
Rooke Books PBFA
Bath, United Kingdom
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Thompson Acquisitions Ltd
The Dispensary, 8 Cleveland Pl, 8 Cleveland Place East
Bath, United Kingdom BA1 5DJ
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