Trafford Books: Books, Autographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, Coins and Postage Stamps. , 441, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026

Page Size: 141 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
105		Football sets in album including Gallaher "Footballers in Action" (card #12 creased), John Sinclair "Well Known Footballers" (North East),		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
106		Football collection in two modern albums with many sets including Churchman "Footballers" (coloured, 1914, card #19 stained),	1914	GBP 180.00 - 220.00	Unknown
107		Cricket sets including Millhoff "Famous Test Cricketers" 1928 (standard size), Player's Cricketers Caricatures by 'RIP'", Carr's Biscuits "Cricketers"	1928	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	Unknown
108		Carton with 30 sets in two modern albums and plastic sleeves including Gallaher "Tricks & Puzzles Series" 1933, "Army Badges" and "Woodland Trees"	1933	GBP 160.00 - 180.00	Unknown
109		Football interest, an album of 9 Trade Card sets including Fleetway Star "Footballers of 1963", Nabisco "Footballers",		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	Unknown
110		Cricket interest, an album of seven sets including D.C. Thomson "County Cricketers" (in uncut pairs); Morris "Australian Cricketers";		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
111		A.& B.C. Gum selection comprising "Beatles" 1965, coloured (11/40) and "Top Stars" 1964 (9/50), all VG/Fine; and "Civil War News" (42/88)	1965	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
112		A.& B.C. Gum "Footballers" (yellow backs) 1968, #55-101, the set of 47, plus a spare #71, excellent condition.	1968	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
113	Barratt & Co	"Soccer Stars" 1973, the set of 50, excellent condition.	1973	GBP 40.00 - 50.00	Unknown
114	British American Tobacco	"Famous Footballers" (set 1) 1923, the set of 50, end cards G/VG, others excellent.	1923	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
115	Carreras	"Cricketers" 1934 (brown), the set of 50, VG or better, mostly excellent.	1934	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Unknown
116		Churchman sets comprising "3 Jovial Golfers", "Sporting Trophies" and "Rugby Internationals" all in excellent condition.		GBP 60.00 - 70.00	Unknown
117		Churchman "Racing Greyhounds", and Ogden's "Greyhound Racing" first and second series, all in sets, excellent condition		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
118		Churchman standard size sets comprising "Men of the Moment in Sport" (#1 stained, others good to VF), "Famous Railway Trains", "Frisky" (fair to fine		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	Unknown
119	Cope Bros.	"Characters from Scott" 1900, good or better, mostly fine / excellent.	1900	GBP 100.00 - 120.00	Unknown
120	Lambert & Butler	"Motors" 1908, the set of 25, fair to VG, some a bit grubby. Cat (Murray) PS875	1908	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Unknown
121	Ogden	Ogden's "Pugilists in Action" 1928, the set of 50, VG or better, mostly excellent.	1928	GBP 50.00 - 60.00	Unknown
122	Pattreioiuex Ltd	"Famous Footballers" 1922, 19 different, one with crease through lower margin o/w excellent condition. (19)	1922	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
123	Godfrey Phillips	"Famous Footballers" 1936, anonymous backs, the set of 50, VG or better, mostly excellent.	1936	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Unknown
124		John Player & Sons sets with many L size including "Aviary & Cage Birds", "Portals of the Past", "Country Sports", "Picturesque Cottages"		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
125	D.C. Thomson	D.C. Thomson 1950s part-sets in plastic sleeves comprising "The World's Best Cricketers" 1956 (54/72), "Famous Footballers" 1955 (7/24),	1950s	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Unknown
126		Topical Times "Footballers, Panel Portraits" (coloured) 1936, the set of 16 in the issued (slot-in) album, VG/Fine;	1936	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	Unknown
127		Wills's sets in modern album including "Nelson Series" 1905, "British Castles", "Allied Army Leaders", "Lighthouses" (New Zealand issue), "Billiards"	1905	GBP 70.00 - 90.00	Unknown
128		Wills (Scissors) "Jiu-Jitsu" 1910, the set of 50, a few slightly marked in border o/w VG to excellent	1910	GBP 50.00 - 60.00	Unknown
129	J. Wix	"Kensitas Flowers", an accumulation comprising small 1st series (87) and 2nd series (17), size 'L' 1st series (26) and 2nd series (9),		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	Unknown

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 March

Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000

Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.