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
1

Two albums of signed PC size photos including Tom Courtenay, Martin Shaw, Paul Scofield, Una Stubbs, Jenny Seagrave, Bonnie Langford,

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 94.30
2

"Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" 1771, facsimile of the first edition in 3 vols, in gilt leatherette bindings.

1771 GBP 10.00 - 20.00 GBP 6.90
3

Softback publications with many of Architecture interest, some Scotland, local history, a few exhibition catalogues. Good/VF (68)

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
4

Various including "Walter Savage Landor - Last Days, Letters and Conversations" 1934, 1st Edn., in d/jkt; Galbraith "The Affluent Society"

1934 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 23.00
5

Assortment with many autographed fliers, pages, photos, greetings cards etc, largely entertainers from West End shows, comedians etc,

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 207.00
6

Album of Signed PC size photos including Beryl Reid, Terry Wogan, Brian Rix, Amanda Redman, Polly James, Brian Blessed, Julie Rogers, John Inman,

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 71.30
7

Two albums of signed PC size photos, with many TV actors and presenters including Matthew Kelly, Sue Johnston, Carol Vordeman, Ulrika Jonsson,

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 108.10
8

Celebrity Autographs in folder, mostly signed photos with many 10 x 8"; includes Frank Finlay, Willie Carson, Pat Boone, Annina Ucatis (topless),

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 94.30
9

Celebrity Autographs in folder, mostly signed photos with many 10 x 8"; includes Caroline Munro, Victoria Sellers, David Jason, Barry McGuigan

GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 96.60
10

Photographs including Lancashire and WWI interest, plus softbacks and ephemera; wide variety with 1950s Railway Excursion leaflets,

1950s GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 64.40
11

Booksellers' and Bookbinders' Tickets from early 19th Century. (30)

early19th Century GBP 26.00 - 36.00 GBP 29.90
12

Cabinet Photos, late-19th Century, largely portraits, country-wide photographers, some faded, fair to fine. (77)

late-19th Century GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 82.80
13

Carte-de-Visite 19th Century portrait photos, country-wide photographers, plus some foreign. Some faded, fair to fine. (346)

19th Century portrait photos GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
14

Autographs, mostly British artists, 19th & early-20th Century, mainly cut signatures, some envelope fronts and PPCs (5); including Seymour Lucas,

19th & early-20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 75.90
15

Collector's autograph accumulation of signed letters from early 19th Century, many Victorian cut signatures, 20th Century signed pages, photos, etc,

early19th Century GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 747.50
16

Autographs in folder, with many 19th & 20th Century letters, and signed photos, including ALS from Michael Redgrave (7, two TLS), Robert Atkins (2),

19th & 20th Century letters GBP 170.00 - 200.00 GBP 155.25
17

Autographs, 1940s/60s, a collection mostly from senior academics, with signed pages, TLS and some ALS, including F.R. Leavis, Nicholas Pevsner,

1940s/60s GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 105.80
18

Assorted Autographs, with many signed photos including Eric Sykes, Emma Thompson, Frank Finlay, Al Read, Steve Race, Charlie Chester, Violet Hopson,

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 85.10
19

Autographs in box file with many signed photos of entertainers including Ronald Pickup, Kenny Everett, Michael Winner, Michael Palin, Magnus Magnusson

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 189.75
20

Victorian scrapbook of Autographs Letters and cut signatures, with peers, MPs, clergy and others, including cut signatures of Rowland Hill,

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 212.75
22 John Adey Repton

"Norwich Cathedral at the end of the Eighteenth Century", Gregg Press 1965, 454 of 1000, folio, gilt cloth, in slipcase;

1965 GBP 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
23 J. A. Gotch

"Architecture of the Renaissance in England", Batsford 1894, 2 vols, complete with 145 plates, folio, half-leather, gilt,

1894 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 98.90
24

"Old Houses in Edinburgh drawn by Bruce J. Home", William J. Hay, [1905-07], 2 vols (bound as one), with 54 fine tipped-in plates; tall quarto,

[1905-07] GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 69.00
25 Henry Tanner

"English Interior Woodwork of the XVI, XVII & XVIII Centuries", Batsford 1902, folio, gilt cloth, 50 fine plates;

Batsford 1902 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 29.90
26 Laurence Weaver

"Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens", Country Life 1913, numerous photo-plates; and "Edwin Lutyens" Academy Editions 1986 in d/jkt;

1913 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
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    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
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