{"product_id":"1874-illustrated-the-complete-works-of-john-bunyan","title":"1874 illustrated The Complete Works of John Bunyan","description":"\u003cp\u003eBunyan, John; Gulliver, John P. [introduction]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Complete Works of John Bunyan, with an Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e. Philadelphia \u0026amp;c.: Bradley, Garretson \u0026amp; Co., 1874. Illustrated Edition. [12432]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen pebble cloth, decorated in blind \u0026amp; gilt on both boards, spine with bright gilt titles, bottom corner tips worn through with little signs of wear elsewhere, 9 3\/4 x 7 inches, tight. 1015 generally clean pp., with foxing to the plate tissue guards; two gold ribbon markers bound in. With a folding facsimile of John Bunyan's Will, and the following fine steel-engraved plates: portrait of Bunyan with vignettes of scenes from Pilgrim's Progress surrounding the portrait; extra engraved title page; Exact View of Bunyan's House; Pilgrim's Dream; The Pilgrims; Pilgrim Setting Out on the Journey; Christian Passing the Lions; The Delectable Mountains; the Shepherds showing the Pilgrims the gates of the Holy City; The Land of Beulah; The Pilgrims at the Gate; The River of the Water of Life; Christiana and Mercy in the Valley of the Shadow of Death; John Bunyan in Bedford Jail, 1667, his Blind Child leaving him for the night; Bedford Jail and Bridge; The Wife of John Bunyan, Interceding for his release from prison. Very good. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe autobiographical, doctrinal, and fictional works of John Bunyan, including \u003cem\u003eGrace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSolomon's Temple Spiritualized\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Holy War\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCome and Welcome to Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSighs from Hell\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Confession of My Faith\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDivine Emblems\u003c\/em\u003e; \u0026amp;c., \u0026amp;c.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Bunyan (1628-1688), b. at Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. \"After learning to read and write he followed his father's business of a travelling tinker. Led a dissolute life for some time, but was at length converted, and began to study the Holy Scriptures, in which he acquired a great knowledge. Served in the Parliament Army. Became a member of a Baptist congregation at Bedford, about 1655, to whom he occasionally preached, for which, at the Restoration, he was confined in Bedford for twelve years and a half. It was here that he wrote his Pilgrim's Progress, one of the most original and popular books in the English language. On being released he became teacher of the Baptist congregation at Bedford.\" - Darling's \u003cem\u003eCyclopedia Bibliographica\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Introduction is by Rev. John Putnam Gulliver, D.D. (1819-1894), b. Boston, Mass.; d. Andover, Mass. He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, was in the class of 1840 at Yale College, and he completed the course at the Andover Theological Seminary, Class of 1845. An accomplished academic, in addition to serving as a pastor for both Congregational and Presbyterian churches during his distinguished career, he was president of Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1868-1872), and the first Stone Professor at Andover (1879-1894). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45231477686338,"sku":"ABE12432","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC08465BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1789670580","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1874-illustrated-the-complete-works-of-john-bunyan","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}