The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, Printed 1899, Numbered 644/750, 1st Essex House Press edition

 THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS

From the world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a dream. Wherein is discovered the manner of his setting out; his dangerous journey and safe arrival at the desired country.

By John Bunyan.

Pt. I. Collated from the earlier editions by Janet E. Ashbee, and printed ar the Press of the Guild of Handicraft, Ltd., under the supervision of C. R. Ashbee.Essex House Press Bow.

Printed MDCCCXCIX (1899). Published by Edward Arnold, 37 Bedford Street, Strand.

750 Copies. No. 644.

PRINTER'S NOTE.

This is the third book printed at the Essex House Press, which was founded by Laurence Hodson and C. R. Ashbee, in the hope to keep living the traditions of good printing that William Morris had revived, and with the help of T. Binning and J. Tippett, compositors, and S. Mowlem, pressman, who came from the Kelmscott Press to that end.

The first book from the Press was The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Metal WorkSculpture, translated from the Italian by C. R. Ashbee. The second book was The Hymn of Bardaisan, the first Christian poem, rendered into English verse from the original Syriac, by F. Crawford Burkitt, of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Woodcut frontispiece, with tissue guard, by Reginald Savage. Text printed in red and black in Caslon type.

CONDITION.

Original stiff vellum, spine lettered in black, title a little faded.Yapp fore edges with some small chipped loss of corners. Vellum lightly soiled, faint water stain on bottom left of rear cover. Joints holding well with no splitting. 

Mild foxing of end papers and pastedowns. Faint pencil booksellers note on top edge of ffep. Contents a little age toned, generally in good bright condition. No further inscriptions, highlighting or notes. Page edges untrimmed, top edge less so. Contents complete with no loose or missing pages. Binding solid overall. 

Overall a lovely little scarce edition. Showing usual signs of age, generally in good reading condition.

The book measures 12cm x 15.5cm.

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