Description BUNYAN (JOHN). A TRUE RELATION OF THE HOLY WAR made by King Shaddai upon Diabolus (...) or the loss and re-capture of the town of Mansoul. London, Hogg and Co, 1812. In-8, fawn basane, ornate modern nerf spine, red title piece (Rel. of the period). Curious allegorical novel, first published in 1682; it describes, following the English Civil War of 1644-1649, the religious divisions of the country, and the attacks of the Devil. Illustrated edition with a frontispiece and 12 plates including a large folding battle scene. Ex-libris stamped E Edwards at the title and on the last page. More recent handwritten ex-libris on the first guards. Stained and rubbed plates. Heavy freckling. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.