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
203		Typhoo collection of 22 'T' size sets in two modern albums including "Lorna Doone", "Robin Hood & His Merry Men",		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
204		Typhoo Tea "International Football Stars", premium issue, second series, 1969, set of 24 including George Best, Bobby Charlton, Pat Jennings,	1969	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 29.90
205		United Services "Popular Footballers" 1936, the set of 50, #4 (Male) and 39 (Crooks) with small tone mark on back, others excellent.	1936	GBP 100.00 - 130.00	GBP 92.00
206		United Tobacco Co. "Sports and Pastimes in South Africa" 1936, the set of 52, excellent condition. (52)	1936	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 29.90
207		Watford Biscuit Co. "Famous Film Stars" 1954, 'K' size, the set of 48, including Marilyn Monroe, Alec Guinness, Richard Burton etc.	1954	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 52.90
208		West Riding Council "Health Cards" 1924, the set of 20, good to fine, a few a little grubby on backs. Seldom seen. (20)	1924	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 25.30
209	Wills	"Cinema Stars", Third Series, 1931, the set of 50, card #29 with slight crease, others VG to excellent including Walt Disney, Laurel & Hardy,	1931	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 155.25
210	Wills	"Famous Golfers" 1930, the set of 25, good to VF, Henry Cotton & Abe Mitchell slightly marked in border,	1930	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 69.00
211	Wills	(Scissors) "Famous Footballers" 1914, the set of 50, good to fine, #5 (Nesbit) chipped at one corner, #13, 17, and 40 with a slight crease,	1914	GBP 100.00 - 130.00	GBP 143.75
212	Wills	"Irish Sportsmen" 1936, the set of 50, card #1 VG, others excellent condition. (50)	1936	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 59.80
213	Wills	"Irish Rugby Internationals" 1926, the set of 25, excellent condition. (25)	1926	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 57.50
214	Wills	Wills sets in modern album including "Portraits of European Royalty" 1908 (the two sets of 50), "Arms of Oxford & Cambridge Colleges",	1908	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 59.80
215		Collection of mostly UK topography, 1930s/50s, formed by a member of the 16th Huddersfield Scouts. Interest in Youth Hostels (9), Isle of Arran	1930s/50s	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 25.30
216		Collection of mainly PU cards addressed to Sheffield, 1900s to WWI, with interest in comic including Tom Browne (16) and other named artists,	1900s to WWI	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 69.00
217		All-period accumulation in various albums and loose, with much GB topography and some foreign. The modern include advert repro and post office issues		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 59.80
218		Three modern albums with many comic cards, railway interest and postal themes, all periods with some better items noted. Fair to fine. (abt.100).		GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.80
219		Comic selection with many Edwardian; includes Hilda Cowham (10), Arthur Moreland (8), Tom Browne (11), Lance Thackeray (16), George Davey (12),		GBP 50.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
220		Comic selection with many Edwardian; includes G.F. Christie (23), P.V. Bradshaw (5), Ludovici (24), George Davey (16), Lance Thackeray (26),		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
221		Manchester views with many City Centre including several street scenes, and many Prestwich and Heaton Park. Includes 64 RPs.		GBP 60.00 - 70.00	GBP 46.00
222		Railway locomotives and scenes from 1900s, mainly 1940s/50s, largely coloured, few b/w, mostly good to fine. (100)	1900s	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 34.50
223		Railway Locomotives and some railway scenes, 1900s to 1950s, mostly Edwardian to 1940s, largely coloured, mainly good to VF. (156)	1900s to 1950s	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 57.50
224		Royalty selection with Edward VIII (7, three as king), much GVI period including several Royal Visits notably Highland Games and Girl Guides,		GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.80
225		The R.M.S. 'Titanic': three pre-WWI coloured cards, two autographed on picture side by the survivor Millvina Dean. Unused.		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 43.70
226		R.M.S. 'Titanic' In-Memoriam published by Rotary, and two related cards, one in memory of Wallace Hartley (bandleader on board the ship).		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 48.30
227		Sport Photographs 1947-1954 by Wilkes & Son of West Bromwich, comprising Manchester City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal, Sunderland, Burnley,	1947-1954	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	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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