Trafford Books: The Trafford Book Sale, 438, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025

Page Size: 252 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
153	Churchman	"Lawn Tennis" 1928, size L, the set of 12, VG to excellent, #8 (Mdlle. Lenglen) with slight wear to one corner,	1928	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 52.90
154	Churchman	"Footballers" 1914, coloured, set of 50, fair to fine, #1, 9, 19, 24, 37, 45, 46, 47, 48 with small faults; #7, 8, 19, 22, 23, 37, 38 & 50	1914	GBP 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
155	Churchman	"Prominent Golfers" 1931, the set of 50, including Bobby Jones, Harry Vardon, Walter Hagen etc, VG to excellent,	1931	GBP 200.00 - 250.00	GBP 195.50
156	Churchman	"Men of the Moment in Sport" 1928, the set of 50, mostly good to fine; card #1 stained;	1928	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
157	Churchman	"Sporting Celebrities" 1931, the set of 50, good to VF, #6, 7 and 17 with tone marks to backs,	1931	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 48.30
158	Churchman	Churchman sets 1928-38 including "Famous Cricket Colours", "History & Development of the British Empire", "Interesting Door-Knockers",	1928-38	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 34.50
159	Cope Bros.	"Dickens Gallery" (back-listed) 1900, the set of 50, fair to fine, ten with abrasions to backs, six others with backs a little grubby	1900	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	Not Sold
160	Cohen Weenan	"Cricketers" 1926, the set of 25, fair to excellent, #5 & 7 with light crease, five cards show slight toning on backs along top edge.	1926	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
161	T.H. Collins	"Sports and Pastimes" 1923, the set of 25, excellent condition. (25)	1923	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 66.70
162		Daily Herald "Footballers" 1954, the fine set of 32 including Matthews, Mannion, Billy Liddell, John Charles, Charlie Mitten etc. Plain backs. (32)	1954	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 52.90
163		Daily Sketch "World Cup Souvenir Cards" 1970, the set of 40, a few with slight toning on backs o/w VF.	1970	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 46.00
164	Major Drapkin	"The Game of Sporting Snap" 1928, the set of 40, mostly excellent condition, card #1 with light crease, #34 a bit grubby,	1928	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 46.00
165	Gallaher	"Tricks and Puzzles Series" 1933, the set of 100, mostly excellent; #70 with tiny mark in border, #75 with small abrasion on back. (100)	1933	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
166	Gallaher	"Great War Series" and "Great War Second Series" 1915, both in sets of 100, fair to fine, mostly good/VG. Cat (Murray) PS600.	1915	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 48.30
167	R. & J. Hill	"Popular Footballers 1934-35" Series A, the fine set of 30, mostly excellent including Dixie Dean (30)	1934-35	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 41.40
168	R. & J. Hill	"Popular Footballers 1934-35" Series B, the VG/VF set of 20, card #31 slightly marked on back, mostly excellent including Stanley Matthew	1934-35	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
169	R. & J. Hill	"Fragments from France" 1916, buff, the set of 10, mixed condition, six are good/VG.	1916	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 41.40
170	R. & J. Hill	"Prince of Wales Series" 1911, the set of 20, a few with slightly rounded corners, some minor fox marks. Scarce	1911	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 48.30
171		Hull City Football Club "Footballers" 1950, the set of 20, very fine.	1950	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 52.90
172		Kiddy's Favourites "Popular Olympics" 1948, the complete set of 52 plus two spare end cards, light staple marks o/w mostly VG including Jesse Owens.	1948	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 48.30
173		Kiddy's Favourites "Popular Boxers" 1950, set of 50, most with black captions, #18 in blue, most with staple marks (as issued).	1950	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 46.00
174	Richard Lloyd	"Cinema Stars" #28 to 54, including Garbo, Dietrich, Clark Gable etc, excellent condition.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 29.90
175	J. Lyons (Lyons Maid)	"Soccer Stars" 1971, the set of 40, #5 (Jeff Astle) cut into border lower left, others excellent.	1971	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 43.70
176	Millhoff	"In the Public Eye" 1930, set of 36 including James Braid, Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, and Dixie Dean, excellent condition.	1930	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 34.50
177	Millhoff	"In The Public Eye" 1930, the set of 36, VG or better, mostly Fine/VF including Winston Churchill, James Braid, Charlie Chaplin	1930	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 23.00

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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