PILGRIM'S PROGRESS; A Retelling by Gary D. Schmidt / Illustrated by BARRY MOSER

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994. Reprint. Glossy pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Barry Moser. Quarto / 4to, glossy simulated parchment boards with gold lettering on spine and sword motif on front cover, glossy pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Barry Moser depicting a heavily laden modern backpacker moving across brown fields crowned by two windmills, a classic Christian allegory retold by Gary Schmidt, profusely illustrated in full color by Barry Moser, 76, [77-78] pages. Summary: The pilgrim "Christian" undertakes his dangerous journey to the Celestial City, experiencing physical and spiritual challenges as he makes his progres. This is a wonderfully illustrated retelling and reimagining pictorially for modern audiences. John Bunyan (1628 - 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Gary D. Schmidt (born 1957) is an American author of children's and young adults' fiction books. He currently is a professor of English at Calvin University. Barry Moser (born 1940) is an artist, known as a printmaker and illustrator of many fine works of literature. He is also the owner, operator, and proprietor of Pennyroyal Press. Overall, Fine/Fine condition: excepting the previous owner's loving gift inscription on front free endpaper; and emainder dot on bottom of pages.