Rare books from Nick Bikoff, Bookseller

Paris: Gazettedes Beaux- Arts. Very Good. 1924-27. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Catalogue De L'oeuvre Grave. Introduction de F. Courboin. Tissue protected Etched & engraved plate illustrations. Tome #1, 1924, 1 to 299 illustrations; Tome #2, 1927, 300 to 652; Tome #3, 1927, 653 to 1428. Nicely bound in clean red buckram cloth. Bright gilt title on spines. Texts tight, clean & intact. Some uncut pages. Deckle page edges. Callot a master of techniques has produced images in a wide variety of subjects. French text. Covers have a slight inward bow. A few light flecks of foxing. Rare Section ; Etching & Engraved Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited. Very Good. 1909-10. First Edition. Hardcover. F: anonymous engravings of miscellaneous and uncertain schools. G: Italian map engravers of the 15th century. Clean dark brown cloth. Bright gilt title on spines. Texts tight, clean & intact. Covers have a few small cloth bubbles. Front corners lightly rubbed and bumped. Spine ends have small cloth tears. Xxix - xlvi pages of text volume have turned down page corners. Rare Section; Clean dark brown cloth with bright gilt title on spines. Texts tight, clean & intact. Covers with a few small cloth bubbles. Front corners & spine ends lightly rubbed and bumped. ILLUSTRATIONS volume (1909) : (xvi) + photolithographic plates. TEXT volume (1910) : (lii) 627pp with pictorial frontispiece. Art; Engraved Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

London: T. G. Wilkie. Very Good. 1794-1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight volumes rebound in light tan buckram cloth, maroon spine labels with gilt titles. Volume #1, 1794, 432pp with index 440pp. 25 plates and one fold out. Volume #2, 1795, 432pp with index 440, 24 plates. Some pages have a damp stain on bottom margin. Volume #3, 1795, 432pp with index 440pp, 23 plates. Copper plate #16 between pages 288-289 had been torn out. Volume #4, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume #5, 1796, 432pp. 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume 6, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates. Plate #4 between pages 34 & 35 is half torn out. Volume #7, 1797, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates and 3 fold outs. Volume #8, 1798, 432pp, 440 with index. 22 plates and 2 fold outs. Of the 182 copper plates called for in the 8 volumes, 180 are complete, one and a half are missing. Condition ranging from G+ to VG. A few lightly foxed pages, some damp staining and a few… Read More

Lancaster, Pa.: The Society. Very Good+. 1891-1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean marbled boards with leather spines and protective leather front corners. Gilt lettering on spines. Soft cover booklets with most original covers bound into ten hardcover volumes, 1891 - 1900. Text's interiors are tight, clean & intact. Each booklet has a tissue protected frontispiece. Illustrations: engravings, drawings in one color, maps, photographs. Vol. 1. 94pp, published in 1891. Proceedings & addresses: (includes Society Constitution) Lancaster April 15th, 1891. Vol. 2. 182pp. Published in 1891-1892. Proceedings & addresses Harrisburg, Oct. 14th, 1891. Vol. 3. 292pp. Published 1893. Proceedings & addresses Oct. 12, 1892. Vol. 4. 292pp. Published 1893. Proceeding & addresses York Oct. 11, 1893. Vol.5. 266pp. Published 1895. Proceedings & addresses, Reading Oct. 3 1894. Vol. 6. 283pp. Published 1896. Proceedings & addresses Bethlehem, Oct. 22, 1895. Vol. 7. 576pp.… Read More

Amsterdam. (amstelodami): Amstelodami, Apud Andream Frisum. Very Good. 1686. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in vellum . Stain on rear cover. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. A few pages slightly age darkened. Eight engraved illustrations of which five are fold outs. Front and rear paste-down endpaper have hand-written notes from long ago. Printed book on the subject of glass making technology. This recipe book contains over a hundred different preparations that range from the commonplace to the spectacular. It became the bible of glass makers throughout Europe. Glass, Science & Technology ; Engraved illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 455pp pages .

London: B. Barker and C. King in Westminster Hall. Good+. 1715. First Edition. Hardcover. This book, the author's first published work, is dedicated to the Marquess of Lindsey for whom he most likely designed the gardens at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. It includes the first lengthy historical sketch of the progress of gardening in England. Original full brown leather with raised bands on spine. Single ruled gilt border on covers. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pages with a hint of age toning and free of foxing. (viii) , (xxxiv) ,266pp +8pp of index & errata. Decorated with head and tail pieces. Cracked hinges with covers attached. Spine label missing, small tear on front endpaper's bottom corner by spine. Agriculture, Gardening; Ornamental Head & Tail Pieces; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .

London: Printed for Ri. Chiswell. Fair. 1696. First Edition. Hardcover. In custom made slipcase. Worn leather covers with rounded corners. Hinges cracked. Covers reinforced with cloth tape & firmly attached. Soiled title page with a few age darkened pages. Rear endpaper missing. VG. Religion, English Language, Catholic Church, Puritans; Dominican; Church History; Ethiopia; Jesuits; Missions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 466 pages .

London: John Murray. Very Good. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather over marble boards. Gilt decorated spine with raised bands. Interior of text is tight clean & intact. . (xv) & 486pp. Including frontispiece there are four tinted plates, 3 b/w plates, seven engravings and two fold out maps at ear of text; (1) Leh to Yarkand - Kashghar; 2) Country north of India. Lightly rubbed edges. Slightly chipped spine ends. Free endpaper age toned. California mountaineer Vernon Howard's copy with his bookplate. Asia, India Tibet, Nepal; olor & b/w illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 486 pages .

Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour. Good+. 1764. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes bound in one. Full contemporary calf with gilt lettering & decoration within 5 raised bands. Double gilt border & dentelles on covers. Marbled endpapers & edges dyed red. [ (xlvii) 430pp and (xiv) 431-708]. Joints cracked with covers firmly attached, gilt faded, spine ends rubbed with slight loss & corners rubbed. Interior hinges & text are tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with 36 folding engraved plates (13 for volume I and 23 for volume II) , as well as many inset tables and a nice vignette of Prévost at the head of the first preface. Forestry, Trees, Wood. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 708 pages .

Glasguae (glasgow): In Aedibus Academicius, Excudebant Rob. Et And. Foulis. Very Good. 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Full brown calf professionally rebacked with 5 raised bands and original leather spine label. Xviii, 233, [1]. Illustrated with diagrams throughout the text. Hinges and text tight and intact. Latin text. Prior owner's bookplate. First 10 & last 4 leaves heavily foxed then scattered light foxing. Mathematics, Greek Geometry, Science. ; Diagrams; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 233 pages .

Oxford: Henry Frowde, Oxford Warehouse: Amen Corner, London. Very Good. 1881. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Extremely scarce presentation copy in a full black leather binding with thick bevelled-edge boards & spine bands. Gilt lettering on the spine and front board stating: "PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE OF REVISION A. D. 1881" and gilt frame inside covers. All edges gilt. Hinges and text tight & intact. Pages clean & bright: no foxing. [xxv (1 ) 606pp]. Printed for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Presentation letter signed by Phillip Schaff & George E. Day on behalf of the American Committee of Revision & mounted inside front cover. Bookplate of Jno. M . Whitall. Religion, Christianity. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 606 pages .

London: The Society of Bibliophiles. Near Fine. 1898. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A handsome binding in red morocco with 5 spine bands over red marbled boards. Gilt decoration & lettering. Top edges gilt. Matching marbled endpapers. This is copy "C" of a limited edition of 26 with text printed on Japanese vellum paper. There is a triplicate set of each illustration: Aquarelle, Tint and Japanese Proof. Each illustration is protected by a labeled tissue guard. Vol #1: [xii, 402pp, 10 illus]. Vol #2: [6, 376pp, 6 illus]. Vol 3; [6, 404pp, 10 illus]. Vol # 4: [6, 318pp, 6 illus]. Vol # 1 is VG+ with light rubbing to spine top & corners. Vols #2 - 4 are near fine. Wikipedia: "First published in a single volume in 1555, THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA is a collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron, it is significant as often being called the first European storybook to… Read More

New York: D. G. Beers & Co, A. D. Ellis & G. G. Soule. Very Good. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Original 1869 brown marbled boards over brown cloth spine. Contain 41 color maps including 4 that are double page. Each is appox. 12" 15". THE MAPS ARE IN VG TO NEAR FINE CONDITION. Occasional light soil on a margin. Atlas is graded G+ due to several tears along spine & rubbed cover edges & corners. Binding is tight. New York Atlas.. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 98 pages .

Wien: Formica. Very Good. 1640. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Title page continues; "AUFF DER JETZT REGIERENDEN KAY. UND KONIGL. MAY. FERDINANDI DEß DRITTEN [ET]C. ALLERGNADIGSTEN BEFEHL VON NEWEM AUFFGELEGT VND MIT VNTERSCHIEDLICHEN DECLARATORIEN VND NOVELLEN VERMEHRET". Bound in later half brown calf over early tan leather. Spine has 5 bands, early tan leather label & ornate gilt decoration. Most leaves printed on one side with a blank verso. [viii, 1-506] , [xii, 507-551]. Text tight, & intact: leaves with a few neatly handwritten notes on blank versos and an occasional spot in text. Internal & external hinges intact. Title page trimmed with minor loss on edges, printed in red and black & decorated with large copperplate arms of the Holy Roman Empire. Verso of title page decorated with large copperplate Arms of Bohemia. Elaborate woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated initials throughout text. Title page has inked out handwriting and two armorial ink… Read More

London: William Pickering [With] Edward Moxon, Longman Rees, John Pearson. Very Good. 1835-73. Hardcover. ; 25 volumes bound by Root & Son in contemporary 3/4 brown morroco over light green boards. Five spine bands with gilt decoration & lettering. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. Half titles. One or two old, slim gold ribbon bookmarks in each volume. Hinges & texts tight & intact. Pages bright & clean except for tanning on first & last 2 or 3 leaves in most volumes. Some rubbing to edges & corners. Light soil to a few covers. 2 volumes of "Specimens of Table Talk" Murray w/ 2 plates,1835,1st ed. ; 2 volumes of "Early Recollections" by Cottle/Longman Rees w/ 6 portraits, 8vo, 1837, 1st ed. ; "Church and State" 3rd ed w/ "Lay Sermons" 2nd ed, 1839; 3 volumes of "The Friend" 1844, 4th ed; 3 volumes of "Biographila Literaria" 1847, 2nd ed. ; 2 volumes of "Poetical Works" (lacking volume 1) 1847,… Read More