1768 The Works Of that eminent Servant of Christ Mr. John Bunyan

Description: The Works Of that eminent Servant of Christ Mr. John Bunyan, Minister of the Gospel, and formerly Pastor of a Congregation at Bedford. With Copper-Plates, adapted to the Pilgrim’s Progress, the Holy War, &c. Complete in Two Volumes. The Third Edition: To which now added, The Divine Emblems, and several other Pieces, which ere never printed in any former Collection. With a Recommendatory Preface, By the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A. Printed for W. Johnston, London, 1768, portrait frontispiece, seven plates with twenty-six illustrations, two engravings in the text, and forty-nine woodcut emblems of which some are colored, [xiv], 856-[iv], 882 pp, later half vellum, 15 x 9.5”, folios. In fair condition. Later half vellum modestly scuffed with wear to tips and extremities. Light soiling to surface of marbled wrappers with abrasions to edges. End papers “fresh”, albeit soiled with age and dampness staining in the rear of Volume II. Margin of portrait frontis damaged, one plate with loss of text and small tear, later plate in volume II lacks part; piece torn from last leaf of Volume II 855 pp, text remains intact. First six leaves of volume II margins clumsily restored; last ten leaves heavily water stained with corners a bit damaged. Text blocks are relatively fresh overall despite faults. Some emblems colored with natural pigments in the rear of Volume II. A charming addition to an already extraordinarily illustrated set. Bindings tight and intact. Some marginalia in old hand contemporary hand. A few instances of underlining. A useable copy. Please see photos. Sold with faults, but scarce and a good reading copy. This edition contains a brief preface by open-air Methodist and evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770), considered one of the most influential preachers of all time and prime mover of the Great Awakening in America. First published in 1692, this is the third edition. “Bunyan’s genius enabled him, like every great artist, to transcend the time and locale in which he wrote” (Magill, 533). In addition to his classic allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress, this exceptional two volume folio production also features Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), a companion to The Pilgrim’s Progress in which “Mr. Badman”is the narrative of another common man who travelled ‘along the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire.’ It, therefore, provides a picture of the life of the English country town in the time of Charles II which rivaled only by the pictures Defoe has drawn” (Pforzheimer 117). RAREB1768KQSA

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