Pickering’s Diamond Classic edition of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Two volumes (84x48mm). Bound in contemporary brown morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Top edge gilt.
 
A very good set indeed.
 
A lovely example ofof Pickering’s Diamond Classic edition of the Odyssey and Iliad. Pickering began issuing this series of classic books in 1819, printing in Diamond 4.5 point type. The books are heralded for the clarity of the printing despite their small size.