First Harvey edition. Folio. Bound in the publisher’s deluxe binding of full red morocco, with original hand-colouring in red, green and blue to the upper cover and spine. Large gilt illustration of a closed door surrounded by angels to the upper cover.
A bright, near fine copy of this uncommon deluxe issue.
PROVENANCE: From the collection of Robin De Beaumont (1926-2023), book collector, with his bookplate and purchase annotation to the front free endpaper verso, and his catalogue clippings loosely laid in.
The Pilgrim's Progress Illuminated
Author
John Bunyan; William Harvey
Publisher
Glasgow: James Lumsden and Son
Date
1857