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Walton, Izaak [1593 - 1683] - The LIVES Of DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT And SANDERSON. From Pickering's Diamond Classic series

 1528554391,
London: William Pickering, 1827. 1st editon thus (Keynes, p. 94). Original publisher's blue cloth, with printed paper title label to spine. xix, [1 (blank)], 442, [2] pp. Engraved frontispiece by A. Fox after Stothard. 4" x 2-1/4". Spine a bit sun-tanned, with lower third of the paper label chipped away [title lettering intact]. A VG copy. Billed as a "typographical tour de force", the Diamond Classic series was Pickering's first strong push in the publishing business. Initially only the classic (in the sense of Greek/Roman) authors were issued; this later expanded to include Shakespeare, Milton, etc.
USD 192.50 [Appr.: EURO 179 | £UK 153.5 | JP¥ 29448] Book number 33175

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