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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. From This World To That Which is To Come
by BUNYAN. JOHN
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
William Pickering. London. 1849. FIRST PICKERING EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches). xii, 354pp. A very good copy in an attractive contemporary leather binding by J. Wright of London. Full black morocco. Spine with raised bands, each ruled in gilt. Compartments double ruled, fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Elaborate gilt panelled decoration on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Neat previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. A neat professional repair to the binding hinges but overall a lovely copy.
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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- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11049
- Title
- THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. From This World To That Which is To Come
- Author
- BUNYAN. JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering. London. 1849
- Date Published
- 1849
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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