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[BINDINGS – MINIATURE BOOKS]. PICKERING, William (1796–1854), publisher. A group of 5 Diamond Classics. London: William Pickering, 1822. 5 volumes, 24mo (76 x 44 mm). Several with engraved frontispieces. Uniformly bound in red morocco gilt (few spots of rubbing at extreme ends); gilt–decorated red levant folding box. In 1821, Pickering began issuing the popular series of “Diamond Classics” which were miniature books set in tiny 4.5-point type and offered in a cloth or leather binding at an affordable price of six shillings. Includes: Dante’s Divine Comedy in 2 volumes, Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered in 2 volumes, and Petrach’s Le rime.