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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
by Bunyan, John
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- Slight spotting to top text block edge, else fine and bright
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London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1903. Limited to 1000 copies, this no. 468, signed by Edwin Truman. Slight spotting to top text block edge, else fine and bright. Limited to 1000 copies, this no. 468, signed by Edwin Truman. Imperial 8vo. xxxix, 308p, 4p subscribers list. Illustrated with 25 drawings on wood by George Cruikshank from the collection of Edwin Truman - first appearance of these illustrations. The plates are printed on Japanese vellum, the text on handmade paper. Bound in full medium blue crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, the spine with gilt titles and simple panel ornaments, and with gilt rules around the panels, on the bands, and around the covers. Truman's statement: "The drawings for the illustrations in this edition of the Pilgrim's Progress were made by my friend George Cruikshank more than forty years ago, and have been in my possession for upwards of thirty-three years. They are now produced for the first time." [signed] Edwin Truman.
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- 18229
- Title
- THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
- Author
- Bunyan, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight spotting to top text block edge, else fine and bright
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 1000 copies, this no. 468, signed by Edwin Truman
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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