FALKENER, Edward (editor). The Museum of Classical Antiquities: being a series of Essays on Ancient Art, London, T.Richards for Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, new edition, 8°, wood-engraved title vignette and illustrations, lithographed or engraved plates and plans, some folding, original terracotta cloth, blocked in gilt, glazed yellow endpapers, g.e., ORIGINAL OATMEAL PAPER 'DUST-JACKET' (the upper cover and spine blocks reproduced in light brown on the 'jacket') (the 'jacket' torn and soiled with very slight loss); and 3 other copies of the same work, two with sections of the 'dust-jackets'.

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FALKENER, Edward (editor). The Museum of Classical Antiquities: being a series of Essays on Ancient Art, London, T.Richards for Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, new edition, 8°, wood-engraved title vignette and illustrations, lithographed or engraved plates and plans, some folding, original terracotta cloth, blocked in gilt, glazed yellow endpapers, g.e., ORIGINAL OATMEAL PAPER 'DUST-JACKET' (the upper cover and spine blocks reproduced in light brown on the 'jacket') (the 'jacket' torn and soiled with very slight loss); and 3 other copies of the same work, two with sections of the 'dust-jackets'.

The proto-dust-jackets appear to have been issued by the binders, and are designed to completely cover the book rather than leave the edges of the leaves exposed. Their survival has ensured that the books themselves have remained in pristine condition. (4)

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