1775 – The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan | Woodcut Illustrations, Life of Bunyan

John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most important theological works ever written. Inspired by the Bible and Foxe’s Book of Martyrs while Bunyan was in prison, Progress has become one of the best-known Christian allegories in the English language. It follows a man named Christian on his journey from sin to salvation.

This 1775 British edition features woodcut illustrations as well as a life of the author.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The pilgrim’s progress, from this world to that which is to come : delivered under the similitude of a dream
• Author(s): John Bunyan
• Publisher: London: printed by Browne and Coslett, for Axtell
• Edition: 1775 Edition
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  6.75 in x 4.25 in (17 cm x 10.5 cm)
• Collation: [2], iv, 103, [1], viii, 179, [1] ; [12], 169, [1]
  • 3 parts in 1; part 2 has separate title page
• Illustrations: full-page woodcuts
• Contents Include:
  • A Life of John Bunyan
  • A Short Elegy in Memory of Bunyan
  • The Pilgrim’s Progress, full text

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with visible wear; hinges reinforced. Text block tight and intact. Illustrations retained.

Why Collect This?

• Illustrated, 18^th-century printing of Bunyan

Item Number: # 29930