The Pilgrim's Progress ~ by John Bunyan ~ 1979, The Easton Press ~ Illustrated, Leather, Moiré Endpapers, Integral Bookmark ~ As order New

The Pilgrim's Progress

From This World To That Which Is To Come

Delivered Under The Similitude Of A Dream

By JOHN BUNYAN

Illustrated with Water-Colors by
WILLIAM BLAKE

The 100 Greatest Books Every Written
COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Bound in Genuine Leather

1979, The Easton Press
Norwalk, Connecticut

Sewn binding. Dark Green leather over boards with gilt decoration on front and back and design and lettering on spine. Integral ribbon marker sewn in. Four spine hubs. All edges of leaves gilt. Moiré endpapers. 9.5", 189 pages, publisher's preface, list of plates, order of contents, illustrations, unattached and unmarked upon Easton Press bookplate

As New condition. Ribbon bookmark looks to have never been disturbed.

A order Bit About John Bunyan and his Writings

Bunyan attended the village school and early adopted his father's trade as a tinker. In his boyhood he was haunted by religious terrors that later led to violent mental conflicts. He enlisted in the army for two years at the age of 17. When he married around 1648, he began reading his wife's pious books; these increased his religious fervor, his wild fantasies, and his spiritual agonies. He joined the Baptist Church at Bedford and became a lay preacher (during the period Cromwell's Commonwealth, 1649 to 1660. After the Restoration of Charles II, royal edicts were issued that forbade any preaching except that of the Church of England. Bunyan refused to comply and was imprisoned from 1660 to 1672. He spent his time studying studying the Bible and other works and writing. After his release he became a minister at Bedford. Three years after his release he offended again and was again sent to jail. During this time he wrote most of "The Pilgrim's Progress".

Classed as a "prose alry" and related in the form of a dream, the book has retained its immense popularity for three centuries because its message is clear, its style is direct and colorful, its characterization is vivid, and its language is beautiful.

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