The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream. Wherein is discovered I. The Manner of his Setting Out. II. His dangerous Journey; & III. His Safe Arrival at the Desired Country

Among the most renowned works of Christian allegory. Two parts bound together in contemporary binding of full brown leather; plain borders blocked in gilt (quite bright) to front/rear boards; plain rules blocked in gilt (slightly dulled/worn) to spine, with five raised bands/six compartments. Collation (Part I): no front free-endpaper; frontispiece (portrait of John Bunyan, engraved by J. Sturt); title page (Thirtieth Edn., 'Adorned with curious Sculptures, engraven by J. Sturt'; printed for W. Johnston, Ludgate-street, London, 1760); Preface, pp.iii-viii; Author's Apology, pp.ix-xvi; text pp.1-212; Conclusion, [ii]pp.; illus. 14 engraved plates (in addition to frontispiece). Collation (Part II): no front free-endpaper; engraved frontispiece ('Christiana and her Children set out on Pilgrimage'); title page (printed Edinburgh, 1759); 'The Author's Way of sending forth his Second Part of the Pilgrim', [x]pp.; text, pp.1-196; publisher's advertisement ('The following Books, by the same Author, are all printed for and sold by W. Johnston at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard'/'Just Published.A New Geographical and Historical Grammar. by Mr. Salmon.'), [2]pp.; illus. 6 engraved plates (in addition to frontispiece). Scuffed spine slightly worn at tail, but intact/robust; small split (approx. 2omm) to front joint at top; scuffed/scored boards worn at corners, but robust; page edges tanned; moderate browning to front paste-down endpaper at gutter; p.165/166 has loss (approx. 35mm x 15mm to bottom corner (outer margin only - text totally unaffected); rear paste-down endpaper moderately soiled; text generally fresh, pages clean/bright/quite crisp. Binding firm, all intact. Printed armorial bookplate of 'Thomas Berney Esq. Bracon Ash, Norfolk' (motto: 'Fidelis usque ad Mortem') to front paste-down endpaper; neat name/date written in ink to verso frontispiece. Good. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING.…