Trafford Books: The Trafford Book Sale, 438, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025
Page Size: 252 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
78

British Railways 1940s/50s steam locomotives, a collection of b/w PC size photos, much London Midland region. Good to VF (200)

1940s/50s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
79

LMS Railway Locomotives, a collection of PC size photos, mostly VG quality. (200)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
80

Railway Locomotives 1930s/1950s, mostly BR, some LMS, PC size, much London Midland region, 200 in all;

1930s/1950s GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
81

GWR Locomotives, a collection of b/w photos, mostly PC size, some smaller, good to fine. (200)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
82

Railway Locomotives, a collection of mainly PC size photos, with LNER, NE, Great Central and 1940s/50s BR North Eastern region. Good to fine. (400)

1940s/50s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 69.00
83

LMS Railway Locomotives and LMS locos with BR livery, a collection of PC size photos, mostly good to fine. (200)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
84

LMS Railway Locomotives and LMS locos with BR livery, a collection of PC size photos, mostly good to fine. (200)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
85

British Railways Locomotives 1940s/1950s, many former LMS locos, a collection of PC size photos, mostly good to fine. (400)

1940s/1950s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 69.00
86

"Trolleybus Magazine: Journal of the Trolleybus Museum Company" 1982-1996, a virtually complete run of 83 issues, plus a bound volume for 1969.

1982-1996 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
87 John Birks

"National Bus Company 1968-1989", 1990, in creased d/jkt, 728pp, and a related volume; plus Colin Morris "Southdown" 1994, two vols,

1990 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
88 Folkard & Platt

"Devon General - a Pictorial History", 1994; Stanier "W. Cash & Sons Ltd, Newark", 1987; and other bus history,

1994 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
89

Eyre, Heaps & Townsin "Crossley", 2002, in d/jkt; Doggett & Townsin "Eastern Coach Works 1946-1965", 1983; and others on Bus manufacturers,

1983 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 52.90
90

Peto "Swadlincote Garage" 1983, s/bk; Eyre & Heaps "The Manchester Bus" 1989, pictorial boards; and other bus & coach history & nostalgia.

1983 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 34.50
91 Lacey

"A History of Newbury & District Motor Services Ltd 1919 to 1932" and "1932 to 1952", Wokingham 1985-87;

Wokingham 1985-87; GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 105.80
92

London Transport titles, chiefly the bus services but including "The Brixton Extension of the Victoria Line" 1971 and few others on the Underground.

1971 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 62.10
93

Foreign Tramway history & modern surveys, chiefly European especially Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, h/bk and s/bk. (29)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
94

"The Modern Tramway" 1949-1991, a good collection of this journal with some bound volumes of the 1960s but mostly loose;

1949-1991 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
95

Blackburn Corporation Transport Timetables (5) and Faretables (7) 1970-80, one with a folding map, mixed condition.

1970-80 GBP 15.00 - 20.00 GBP 29.90
96

Football autographs, with many signed pages and cuttings, some signed photos including Youri Tielemans, Paul Merson, Bobby Charlton and Tom Finney,

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
97

Ben Hogan, Peter Oosterhuis and seven other golfers: a signed album page, additionally signed on reverse by the boxers Steve McCall and Minty Rose.

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 23.00
98

EMC Golf Skills Challenge 2000 programme signed internally by Severiano Ballesteros, Thomas Bjorn, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie,

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 36.80
99

Coral Golf Classic 1978 Programme charity match, the autograph page with signatures of Tommy Horton, Bernard Gallagher, Henry Cooper, Sally Thomsett,

1978 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
100 Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson

Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson: an ink-signed magazine cutting, 16.5 x 14.5 cm.

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
101

Golf celebrities, a selection of signed cards comprising Bobby Locke; Fred Daly, Christy O'Connor and 4 others (with cigarette card);

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
102

Golf Autographs, a collection in folder, including signed photos of Arnold Palmer, Severiano Ballesteros (plus signed FDC), Larry Mize, Tony Jacklin,

GBP 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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