Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De Officiis. De Senectute et de Amicitia [Duties of Management and Friendship]. Pickering, G. 31, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [London]. 1821.

155 printed pages in latin + one page of publisher's advertising. Portait frontispiece. First title page contains vignette of circle with laurel leaves and eagle with wings spread; title within single border with decoration at each corner. Second title page within identical single border with decoration at each corner; with: ". delectant domi, non impediunt foris." Also contains: "Typis C. Corrall; with remaining publisher's information. Second title page contains royal crest of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer. Dedication to George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer on page [5]. "Excudebat C. Corrall." printed between two lines; page 155. Portrait of Cicero signed, "R. Graves Sc."

One of the early, finely printed Pickering's Diamond Classics. Printed by Corrall in diamond (4 1/4 point) type, about 18 lines to an inch, renowned for its legibility and the quality of the printing. Original cream endpapers. Other titles in the Diamond Classics Series were printed by other printers for Pickering, and not all were printed with diamond type. 42 x 84 mm. Contemporary tawny red, straight-grained morocco. Hinges slightly cracked, but firm. Slightly rubbed at edges, and at head and tail of spine. Bondy, 86. Nauroy, 35. Spielmann, 93. Welsh, 1897.    OCLC,  35171830. WorldCat locates 32 copies worldwide.

These dialogues, featuring characters like Cato the Elder, celebrate the virtues of experience, intellectual pursuits, and deep friendship as essential for a fulfilling life.