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BUNYAN, John (1628-88). The Water of Life: or, a discourse shewing the richness and glory of the grace and spirit of the gospel. London: Nathaniel Ponder, 168[8].
8° (144 x 90mm). Engraved author portrait by John Sturt, 16pp. publisher's advertisements. (Title torn and repaired with loss of a few letters, short tear in D7, some browning and soiling.) Contemporary calf with blindstamped fillets around sides (rebacked and restored). Provenance: John Attersoll (title inscription); William Freeman (bookplate); Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth (sale, Sotheby's, 27 Jan. 1947, lot 2816); George Goyder (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, with Sturt's portrait of Bunyan, not found in all copies. The title was originally registered by Ponder as The River of Water of Life, but the title was then altered for publication. Wing B-5607; Harrison XL.
8° (144 x 90mm). Engraved author portrait by John Sturt, 16pp. publisher's advertisements. (Title torn and repaired with loss of a few letters, short tear in D7, some browning and soiling.) Contemporary calf with blindstamped fillets around sides (rebacked and restored). Provenance: John Attersoll (title inscription); William Freeman (bookplate); Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth (sale, Sotheby's, 27 Jan. 1947, lot 2816); George Goyder (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, with Sturt's portrait of Bunyan, not found in all copies. The title was originally registered by Ponder as The River of Water of Life, but the title was then altered for publication. Wing B-5607; Harrison XL.