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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
by Bunyan, John
- Used
- Condition
- Spots of color loss to the dyed vellum covers, which is common for this book. Contents are brilliant and fresh as new
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: The Cresset Press, 1928. Limited to 195 copies (copy no167) on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. Spots of color loss to the dyed vellum covers, which is common for this book. Contents are brilliant and fresh as new. Limited to 195 copies (copy no167) on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. Two volumes. Folio. (viii), 174p, colophon; (viii), 162p, colophon. Illustrated with ten brilliant wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton (6) and Gertrude Hermes (4). Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in black dyed vellum with titles in gilt on spines and upper covers, t.e.g. A masterpiece of wood engraved illustration and private press printing.
Hughes-Stanton, no. 4; Ransom 5.
Hughes-Stanton, no. 4; Ransom 5.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23800
- Title
- THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
- Author
- Bunyan, John
- Book Condition
- New Spots of color loss to the dyed vellum covers, which is common for this book. Contents are brilliant and fresh as new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 195 copies (copy no167) on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand
- Publisher
- The Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATED; PRIVATE PRESSES;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
First Folio
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Paris, Tennessee
About First Folio
Purveyors of fine books in many fields since 1980, we are a generalist antiquarian firm with specialties in fine bindings, illustrated and rare books.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
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- Colophon
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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