BUNYAN, John (1628-1688). The Pilgrim's Progress, from this world to that which is to come: the second part . . . The sixth edition. London: for Robert Ponder, 1693. 12° (138 x 82mm). Collation: A 1 2 -H 1 2 . Engraved frontispiece by Sturt of Christian's family on their journey, guided by Mercy, 2 large woodcut illustrations. (Some leaves with upper or lower margins skilfully strengthened, fore-margins occasionally just shaved with loss of one or two characters of side-notes, head-lines just trimmed on about a third of the pages.) 19th-century blue morocco gilt, gilt edges, by W. Pratt Provenance : contemporary annotations and inscription on recto of frontispiece; Cardiff Castle bookplate. The sixth edition of Bunyan's sequel to The Pilgim's Progress , in which Christian's wife and children, accompanied by Mercy, journey to the Celestial Country to join him. The first edition was published by Nathaniel Ponder in 1684 (see lot ??), and went through two editions in Bunyan's lifetime. (For the spurious "1683 edition", see lot 70). Wing B-5581 (cites only four copies); Harrison 32.
BUNYAN, John (1628-1688). The Pilgrim's Progress, from this world to that which is to come: the second part . . . The sixth edition. London: for Robert Ponder, 1693. 12° (138 x 82mm). Collation: A 1 2 -H 1 2 . Engraved frontispiece by Sturt of Christian's family on their journey, guided by Mercy, 2 large woodcut illustrations. (Some leaves with upper or lower margins skilfully strengthened, fore-margins occasionally just shaved with loss of one or two characters of side-notes, head-lines just trimmed on about a third of the pages.) 19th-century blue morocco gilt, gilt edges, by W. Pratt Provenance : contemporary annotations and inscription on recto of frontispiece; Cardiff Castle bookplate. The sixth edition of Bunyan's sequel to The Pilgim's Progress , in which Christian's wife and children, accompanied by Mercy, journey to the Celestial Country to join him. The first edition was published by Nathaniel Ponder in 1684 (see lot ??), and went through two editions in Bunyan's lifetime. (For the spurious "1683 edition", see lot 70). Wing B-5581 (cites only four copies); Harrison 32.
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