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1796 Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan ART Illustrated
1796 Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan ART Illustrated
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1796 Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan ART Illustrated Holy War PURITAN Allegory



“What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.”

― John Bunyan, The Pilgrims Progress



John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is one of the most important theological works ever written. Thought to be first printed in 1678, Bunyan began writing this story while in prison for his violations of the Conventicle Act, which prevent holding religious services outside the establishment of the Church of England. It is known that while Bunyan was in prison, his only companions were the Bible and Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs” – thus, the two literary giants in his jail cell certainly influenced the writing of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” A Quaker by the name of Granger visited Bunyan in prison and says of him:

“Bunyan, who had been mentioned among the least and lowest of our writers, and even ridiculed as a driveller by those who had never read him, deserves a much higher rank than is commonly imagined. His ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ gives us a clear and distinct idea of Calvinistic divinity.”



Allibone calls this book,

“the best-known uninspired allegory which has been composed by the wit of man.”



This 18th-century edition includes impressive, full-page engravings.



Item number: #12540

Price: $499



BUNYAN, John



The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come : in two parts. Delivered under the similitude of a dream.



London : Printed for C. Cooke ... and sold by all the Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland., [1796]



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[3], 4-304

6 engraved plates

Reference: Lowndes 312; Allibone I, 284

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~5.75in X 3.75in (14.5cm x 9cm)



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