A very nicely preserved set of the first edition, third printing of the collected works of John Bunyan. An imposing near 15 inches high on the shelf, with a Recommendatory Preface by George Whitefield, this is, to our recollection, the only time Whitefield provided something like this for a publication, speaking to his high regard for the "immortal dreamer" and his works.
Bunyan, John. The Works of that Eminent Servant of Christ Mr. John Bunyan, Minister of the Gospel, and Formerly Pastor of a Congregation at Bedford. With Copper Plates, Adapted to the Pilgrim's Progress, the Holy War, &c. In Two Volumes. Vol. I-II. The Third Edition: To Which are Now Added, The Divine Emblems, and Several Other Pieces, Which Were Never Printed in Any Former Collection. With a Recommendatory Preface, by the Reverend George Whitefield, M. A. Chaplain to the Right Honorable the Countess of Huntingdon. London. Printed for W. Johnston. 1767-1768. 856pp. + 882pp.
Very attractive on the shelf in original or early leather to spine and boards. Marbled boards replaced with a bespoke hand-marbled paper. Textually generally clean with some handling, small closed tears, and occasional foxing / staining as shown. Bindings just the slightest bit tender.
