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Author: Bunyan, John.
Title: The Pilgrim's Progress, from this world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a dream.
Publisher: London, James Nisbet & Co, 1863.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: xi-379 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good Victorian gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright and tight, some light foxing and staining mainly on preliminary and last pages - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 12 beautiful full-page colored plates.

The book: Rare and attractive Victorian color edition of The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come which is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.

The author: John Bunyan (30 November 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.