FALKENER, Edward. The Museum of Classical Antiquities: being a series of Essays on Ancient Art, London, T. Richards for Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 4°, new edition, wood-engraved title vignette and illustrations, lithographed and 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'; and 2 other copies of the same work, lacking dust-jackets. (3)

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FALKENER, Edward. The Museum of Classical Antiquities: being a series of Essays on Ancient Art, London, T. Richards for Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 4°, new edition, wood-engraved title vignette and illustrations, lithographed and 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'; and 2 other copies of the same work, lacking dust-jackets. (3)

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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.

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