The Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come (The Peerless Edition)
by Bunyan, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Winston. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt-titled decorative cloth, all edges gilt. Edge/corner wear to cloth. Hinges cracked but holding. Pages slightly toned/foxed. Tissued frontis and illustrations, some in color. ; quarto; 327 pages .
Synopsis
The Pilgrim’s Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come, written by writer and preacher John Bunyan while in prison, is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. In the Christian allegory, the characters function as embodiments of the moral qualities in their names: Christian, Christiana, Great-heart, and Hopeful, to name a few.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44607
- Title
- The Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come (The Peerless Edition)
- Author
- Bunyan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1890
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- First Edition
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