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
178	Mitchell	"Scottish Footballers" 1934, the set of 50, excellent condition.	1934	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 34.50
179	Mitchell	"A Gallery of 1934", the set of 50, VG to excellent, some small brown marks to backs of 11 of the cards including Hitler, Duke Ellington,	1934	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 43.70
180	Ogden	Ogden's "Football Club Colours" 1906, the set of 51, mostly good to fine, card #4 (Southampton) with small corner crease,	1906	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 41.40
181	Ogden	Ogden's "Football Club Captains" 1936, set of 50, excellent condition including Dixie Dean. (50)	1936	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
182	Ogden	Ogden's "Famous Footballers" 1908, set of 50, good to fine, backs show some colour offset. (50)	1908	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 64.40
183	Ogden	Ogden's 'General Interest' Football 1902 (item 97-2), a complete set of 25 as listed in the Ogden Cartophilic Society handbook p.75.	1902	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 120.75
184	Ogden	Ogden's "Motor Races 1931", the set of 50, good to VF, a few with light tone marks to backs.	1931	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 34.50
185	Ogden	Ogden's "A.F.C. Nicknames" 1933, the set of 50, good to very fine, mostly VG or better.	1933	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 66.70
186	Ogden	Ogden's "Boxers", 1915, the set of 50, good to very fine, mostly VG or better. (50)	1915	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 57.50
187	Ogden	Ogden's sets in modern album comprising "Prominent Cricketers of 1938" (fine/excellent), "Boy Scouts" 1911 (fair to VG), "Broadcasting",	1938	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 80.50
188	Ogden	Ogden's "Poultry Rearing & Management" first & second series, and Player's "Poultry" 1931 (not transfers). Good to VF,	1931	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 39.10
189	Ogden	Ogden's "Pugilists and Wrestlers" 1908 (1 to 50), a good to fine set, some with rounded corners, some with album corner marks	1908	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 71.30
190	Pattreiouex	"Footballers in Action" 1934, the set of 78, mostly excellent including Dixie Dean, Matt Busby, Gallagher, and Sam Crooks.	1934	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 87.40
191	Pattreiouex	"Cricketers Series" 1926, the set of 75, good to excellent, #44 (Rhodes) slightly marked,	1926	GBP 300.00 - 350.00	GBP 287.50
192	Pattreiouex	"Sporting Events and Stars" 1935, the set of 96, excellent condition, featuring Bobby Jones, Joe Louis, Manchester United players etc.	1935	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 105.80
193	Pattreiouex	"Sports Trophies" 1931, the set of 50, mostly VG or better. #21 with faint crease, several excellent including #23 Baseball. (50)	1931	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 39.10
194	Godfrey Phillips (silk)	"Football League Colours" 1920 (brown print) selection in mixed condition; Swansea, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Leeds,	1920	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 29.90
195	Godfrey Phillips	"Footballers" 1922, size L, Pinnace backs, a selection of 36 different, mostly VG/VF, two with small marks on back.	1922	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 34.50
196		"Sporting Champions" 1929, the set of 36, mostly VG or better including Jack Dempsey, Bill Tilden, Gene Tunney etc.	1929	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 34.50
197	Player	Player (Overseas) "Lawn Tennis" 1928, the set of 50, fine / excellent. (50)	1928	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 50.60
198	Player	Player's sets in two modern albums including "Riders of the World", "Countries' Arms & Flags" 1905, "Racing Yachts", "Kings & Queens of England"	1905	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
199	Taddy & Co	"Royalty Series" 1903, the set of 25, #5 (Prince of Wales) with tone mark on back, #8 (Duke of Argyle) with a crease, others good. (25)	1903	GBP 110.00 - 140.00	GBP 92.00
200	D.C. Thomson	"Footballers / Motor Cars" (double sided)1930, the set of 24, mostly excellent, T. Tait and two motor car sides slightly marked in border	1930	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 34.50
201		Topical Times "Footballers, Panel Portraits" 1930s, collection in modern album with duplication, comprising extra-large set of 8 Scottish players	1930s	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 105.80
202		Topical Times "Footballers, Panel Portraits" 1930s, collection in modern album comprising set of 8 "Triple Portraits" of Scottish players,	1930s	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 71.30

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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