The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan – 1794 | 23 Woodcuts, 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 1794 British edition features 23 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, in three parts
• Author(s): John Bunyan
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: London: Printed for the Booksellers
• Edition: 1794 Edition
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  6.75 in x 4.25 in (17 cm x 10.5 cm)
• Collation: 396 pp
• Illustrations: 23 woodcuts
• Contents Include:
  • A Life of John Bunyan
  • A Short Elegy in Memory of Bunyan
  • The Pilgrim’s Progress, in Three Parts
• Provenance: handwritten – Jane Smith Whaddon

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with visible wear; hinges reinforced. Text block tight and intact. Illustrations worn; significant loss of text on pp.381-382.

Why Collect This?

• Illustrated, 18^th-century printing of Bunyan

Item Number: # 29066