Symon, Patrick B. D. (1626 - 1707): The Parable of the Pligrim: Written to a Friend. , London: Printed by Robert White for Francis Tyton at the Sign of the Three Daggers in Fleet Street. 1667.

Full calf, rebacked, raised bands, orig boards, corners worn. New endpapers, small pice missing from top of half title (?) not affecting text, Title, xii + 527pp. Second edition. 4to. Small ink number to title page and fep. Carries the book plate "Ex Libris Maoanterii Beatae Mariae Virginis De Worth" to front pate down. Internally fine. A nice clean copy. Patrick Symon was Bishop of Ely and born at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. the Parables of the Pilgrim was first published in 1664. It is constructed on similar lines to Bunyan's Pilgrims progress, but the date shows that Patrick was no borrower from Bunyan. Although Patrick's work never attained the popularity of the Pilgrims Progress, it passed through several editions. Thomas Scott, in his edition of the Pilgrims Prgogress commends Patrick's allegory. Wing P827. Fine. (Book ref. 520)  £350.00

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