Trafford Books: Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. , 424, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 06, 2024 - March 06, 2024
Page Size: 213 items in 9 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

The Illustrated London News bound volumes for 1875 (2 vols), July-December 1877

 1877 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 178.25
2

Assortment in carton including trade catalogues of English Chairs (2), Pragnell "The London Panoramas of Robert Barker and Thomas Girtin", 1968,

 1968 GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 11.50
3

Country Life magazine, bound volumes for July-Dec.1898

 1898 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 50.60
4

The Traveller's Pocket-Book, or Ogilby and Morgan's Book of the Roads, London, 1794

 London 1794 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
5

Photographs, several large-format, various subjects, 1890s to 1930s

 1890s to 1930s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 87.40
6

Album of signed photos & pages, including Joshua Jackson, Erwin Leder, Mo Mowlam, Corbin Bernsen, and various others, mostly entertainers. (49)

 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 55.20
7

English Literature in gilt leather bindings comprising Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Oxford, 1913

 Oxford 1913 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 132.25
8 Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Library

 c.1910 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
9 [William Combe]

"The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London"

 1820 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 101.20
10 Pierce Egan

"Life in London;, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom"

 London 1821 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 138.00
11 Mary Tourtel

"The Big Rupert Story Book",

Purnell [1951] GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
12

Social & Economic History, plus few local history titles, largely h/bks in d/jackets, a few with ownership signatures o/w VG/VF, none ex-library. (38)

 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
13

Aviation. A selection of modern titles, chiefly military/RAF, some civil aircraft, many WW2 related including airfields & crash sites. Mainly softback

 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
14

The Queen's Matrimonial Ladder: A National Toy, William Hone, [1820]

 [1820] GBP 20.00 - 40.00 GBP 41.40
15

WW2 HMSO softback publications and similar including "Coastal Command", "Roof Over Britain", "Bomber Command" (2 different),

 GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 32.20
16 The Speight family

The Speight family, photographers of Market Harborough, Kettering and Nuneaton: a collection of portrait photographs in modern album, and loose,

 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
17 E. H. Speight

E. H. Speight of Rugby, photographer: a collection of 19th Century carte-de-visite (40) and cabinet portrait photographs, plus a church interior,

 19th Century GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
18 Thomas Archer & Amelia Stirling

"Queen Victoria: Her Life and Reign"

 Gresham 1901 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
19

Cabinet photos 1870s to 1890s plus few later

 1870s to 1890s GBP 120.00 - 160.00 GBP 105.80
20

Large format photos (6) and hand-tinted gravures (4), including three of the Simmer & Jack Gold Mine, Johannesburg, the Metropole Theatre Bootle,

 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 46.00
21 John Graves

"The History of Cleveland, in the North Riding of the County of York",

 Carlisle 1808 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 73.60
22 Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII of France (1601-1643): fine complete letter of 1625

 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 494.50
23

Photographic Stereographs 1900s to WWI, largely by Underwood & Underwood, including scenes from the Russo-Japanese War (23).

 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 75.90
24 H.A. Bullock

"History of the Isle of Man"

 London 1816 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 94.30
25

German WW2 Military History including Szamveber "Last Panzer Battles in Hungary", 2020

 2020 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 87.40
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
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