Published by PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION, PHILADELPHIA, 1844
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS.JOHN BUNYAN WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES, BY THOMAS SCOTT AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR BY JOSIAH CONDER,PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION,PHILADELPHIA, 1844 . Green with black designed borders (top and bottom), a front gilt illustration of the pilgrim at the center, and a gilt spine title. Heavy top page bump crease most of the way through. MOST CAREFULLY COLLATED WITHINTHE EDITION CONTAINING THE AUTHOR'S LAST ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. There's a short section including a front advertisement that is loose (before the half-title page), The cover is lightly rubbedwith a fray at the spine top. About 9-1/4 x 6 with 554 pages. The frontis illustration has a date of 1844. Fair minus condition.Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. American Edition. Brown buckram covers with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt illustration of a pilgrim to front. In the Intro, the making of the book is described as "strictly American in its fabric, and when its typographical beauty and the delicacy and finish of its engravings are considered, it will be readily acknowledged that few works of the American or even European press have surpassed it in point of execution." 25 engravings, each covered with rice paper. Light rubbing to covers, some foxing to pages, frontispiece loose but present. A nice copy of a lovely production. Book.
Published by Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. American Edition. Brown buckram covers with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt illustration of a pilgrim to front. In the Intro, the making of the book is described as "strictly American in its fabric, and when its typographical beauty and the delicacy and finish of its engravings are considered, it will be readily acknowledged that few works of the American or even European press have surpassed it in point of execution." 25 engravings, each covered with rice paper. Light rubbing to covers, some foxing to pages, frontispiece loose but present. A nice copy of a lovely production. Book.