Kid Sopris
08-14-2007, 08:39 PM
First is: PILGRIMS PROGRESS by JOHN BUNYAN, to wit:
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan) (published, February, 1678) is a Christian allegory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory). It is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature), and has been translated into more than 100 languages. Bunyan began the work while in the Bedfordshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire) county jail (gaol) for violations of the Conventicle Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventicle_Act_1664), which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England). Older scholars like John Brown believe The Pilgrim's Progress was begun in Bunyan's second shorter imprisonment for six months in 1675.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress#_note-0)</SUP>, but more recent scholars like Roger Sharrock believe that it was begun during Bunyan's first longer imprisonment from 1660-1672 right after he had written his spiritual autobiography <CITE>Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners</CITE><SUP class=reference id=_ref-Sharrock_0>[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress#_note-Sharrock)</SUP> The English text comprises 108,260 words and is divided into two parts, each reading as a continuous narrative with no chapter divisions. After the first edition of 1678 an expanded edition, with additions written after Bunyan was freed, appeared in 1679 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1679). The Second Part appeared in 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684). There were eleven editions of the first part in John Bunyan's lifetime, published in 1678 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1678), 1679 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1679), 1680 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1680), 1681 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1681), 1682 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1682), 1683 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1683), 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684), 1685 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1685), 1688 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1688), and there were two editions of the second part, published in 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684) and 1686 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1686).
Book is in fair condition in my opinion, some loose pages but all seem to be there. I have no revised publish date in the book, however given the appearance of the book coupled with the signatures of the previous owners I am guessing prior to the 1900's.
$20.00 plus shipping.
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan) (published, February, 1678) is a Christian allegory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory). It is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature), and has been translated into more than 100 languages. Bunyan began the work while in the Bedfordshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire) county jail (gaol) for violations of the Conventicle Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventicle_Act_1664), which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England). Older scholars like John Brown believe The Pilgrim's Progress was begun in Bunyan's second shorter imprisonment for six months in 1675.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress#_note-0)</SUP>, but more recent scholars like Roger Sharrock believe that it was begun during Bunyan's first longer imprisonment from 1660-1672 right after he had written his spiritual autobiography <CITE>Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners</CITE><SUP class=reference id=_ref-Sharrock_0>[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress#_note-Sharrock)</SUP> The English text comprises 108,260 words and is divided into two parts, each reading as a continuous narrative with no chapter divisions. After the first edition of 1678 an expanded edition, with additions written after Bunyan was freed, appeared in 1679 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1679). The Second Part appeared in 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684). There were eleven editions of the first part in John Bunyan's lifetime, published in 1678 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1678), 1679 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1679), 1680 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1680), 1681 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1681), 1682 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1682), 1683 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1683), 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684), 1685 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1685), 1688 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1688), and there were two editions of the second part, published in 1684 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684) and 1686 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1686).
Book is in fair condition in my opinion, some loose pages but all seem to be there. I have no revised publish date in the book, however given the appearance of the book coupled with the signatures of the previous owners I am guessing prior to the 1900's.
$20.00 plus shipping.