Rare books from Aucott & Thomas

Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0001849077 . Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is lightly edge rubbed, no tears or loss. Lovely copy of one of this author's scarcer 'Punchbowl Farm' novels .

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0297995200 . Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, has minor browning to the page edges, in an unclipped dustjacket on which the title has faded from red to orange at the spine, and which has light shelf wear. The first part of the Mortdecai trilogy .

India: Thacker & Company Limited. Good with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback bound in red cloth with gilt titles, water stains on front cover, cloth rubbed at corners, spine ends pulled, binding partially split at spine/back board, some foxing. Bookplate on front pastedown and name and regiment on front endpaper (Harold Nutting 17th Lancers) & lines in margin of pages 18/19. vi + 266 pages, pull out plan in the text plus 9 foldout maps in pocket inside rear cover .

W. Peacock. Good with no dust jacket. 1795. Second Edition. Hardcover. Clean, small format (3.5 x 5.25 inches) hardback tightly bound in half leather with gilt titles on a red label and gilt decoration on the spine, marbled boards. Leather rubbed at edges, appears to be a 19th century binding. Corners bumped and back board slightly bowed, page edges marbled, no inscriptions. Unpaginated, 6 black & white foldout maps. Europe is creased and stained on the back, the others are in good condition. The full title is A compendious geographical dictionary, containing, a concise description of the most remarkable places, ancient and modern, in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, interspersed with historical anecdotes. To which are added, a chronological table from the creation to the present time; a monthly list of all the fixed fairs in England and Wales; and, a table of the coins of the various nations, and their values in English money. To the whole is prefixed, an introduction, exhibiting… Read More

Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Fair. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Large format (22 x 29cm) hardback tightly bound in glossy pictorial boards, boards rubbed and worn, staples rusty, pages foxed, no inscriptions. A well read copy. 8 pages, colour and black & white illustrations in the text. Described on cover as untearable, contains many nursery rhymes. In the Ladybird series but undated so assume between 1915 and 1940 but pictures looks mid 1920's .

Leicester: J. Brown, for the Author. Good. 1791. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in brown half leather over black leathercloth, gilt titles and raised bands at the spine, spine is a recent professional replacement, minor rubbing at corners, bookplate and inscription ('The Duke of *******'s copy' and a heraldic plate) from the original binding have been incorporated into the most recent rebind at the front pastedown, some plates damp marked, occasional fox spotting, generally above average, no inscriptions. 11½" x 9"; vi + 424 pages, 47 plates, hand coloured crest to title page, extensive footnotes, index .

Ernest Benn Limited. Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in original black cloth with orange titles, boards have minor creasing, new endpapers, page edges foxed and stained at top edge, no inscriptions. 288 pages .

Ellesmere: The Medlar Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very clean, small format hardback tightly bound in red cloth with white titles, no inscriptions. 102 pages, illustrations in the text by the author. Limited edition no 182 of 998 copies .

The BB Society. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 22 A5 size clean and tightly bound booklets, stapled spines, glossy pictorial covers from no. 6 onwards, no inscriptions, no. 11 worn at spine otherwise generally appear little used. Approx 40 pages per issue, photos and illustrations in the text. Heavy set so additional postage may be requested .

Jonathan Cape. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, old tape marks on boards and on rear endpaper, page edges marked, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is tanned at the spine and back cover, has a horizontal crease where previously folded at the bottom edge, with minor chips and short closed tear at top of spine, repaired internally. 252 pages, illustrations in the text by Margery Gill .

Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very Good. 1947. Proof copy. Hardcover. Very clean proof copy tightly bound in full red leather with bright gilt titles and simple decoration, a gift inscription signed D W Pitchford on the front endpaper and signed D Watkins-Pitchford ('BB') on the title page. xx + 480 pages, 23 full page scraperboard illustrations, many vignettes, game record page (blank). Apparently this copy was given by BB to the local policeman ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Wakefield: S. R. Publishers, Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. 9 very clean & tightly bound hardback books with no inscriptions, in bright unclipped dustjackets which are sunned at the spine. Introduction by Jack Simmons. Vol I, Part I The Town of Leicester: crease to bottom corner of first 10 pages, dustjacket has creasing to bottom edge and top of spine/foldovers. Part II The Town of Leicester + indexes: mark on top page edges, dustjacket rubbed at the edges with a small dent at spine/front cover. Vol II, Part I The Hundred of Framland: dustjacket rubbed at top edge. Part II The Hundred of Gartree: dustjacket creased and chipped at top edge with wear at front foldover/front cover edge. Vol III Part I The Hundred of East Goscote: dustjacket creased at top edge. Part II The Hundred of West Goscote: dustjacket creased at top edge with a short closed tear at top of spine Vol IV Part I The Hundred of Guthlaxton: dustjacket rubbed at top of spine. Vol IV… Read More

Leicester: S. Crowder & J. Gregory, for the Author. Good. 1777. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 3, small format, clean hardbacks tightly rebound in brown half leather over marbled boards, gilt titles on red & green leather labels, 4 raised bands with gilt decoration, new endpapers, 5¾" x 4". Vol I viii + 176 pages + Vol II iv + 180 pages, illustrations on plates, foldout map. Vol III: Ex university library, one stamp and number in pen on title page verso, number repeated on last page of Vol IV. 176 pages, illustrations in the text, foldout picture of Leicester Abbey. Vol IV: 166 pages. Vol V: Ex university library, one stamp and number in pen on title page verso, number repeated on last page of Vol VI. 176 pages, illustrations on plates. Vol VI 138 pages + index + subscribers list, illustrations on plates .

John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean, small format (7 x 4¾ inches) hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with blindstamped titles, spine tanned and title faded, boards rubbed at spine ends and corners, page edges foxed, no inscriptions. 70 pages + 1 page of publisher's adverts for Ross's other books .

Centaur Press Ltd.. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in paper covered boards with green titles, minor loss at spine ends and a nick about 3 inches from top of spine. Front board a little bowed, author signature on Autumn, otherwise no inscriptions. Unpaginated (18 pages), 1 illustration on a plate by Celia Buckmaster. One of 25 copies, signed but not numbered ; Signed by Author .