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The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Noel Douglas , 1928. Hardback. Near Fine/Good. 6.5" by 4". None . Facsimile edition of John Bunyan's significant religious and theological novel, a lovely copy enclosed in its scarce glassine wraps. John Bunyan's most important work originally written in 1678; since then, the book has been translated into more than two hundred languages and has never run out of print. Facsimile edition from one of the four first edition copies in the King's library of the British Museum. A Christian allegory that is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious and theological fiction in English literature. In two parts, each reading as a continuous narrative with no chapter division.Complete with the scarce glassine dust wrapper with titles in red to front wrap. In the original publisher's binding over paper covered boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, back strip darkened. Glassine wrap unclipped with some shelf wear, chipping and minor loss to head of spine and wraps. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1944. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Numerous unopened leaves to top edge, including title page. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840A80
- Title
- The Pilgrim's Progress
- Author
- John Bunyan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Noel Douglas
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 6.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- john bunyan facsimile dust wrapper facsimile
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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