Trafford Books: Books and Ephemera, 435, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Date: June 25, 2025 - June 25, 2025

Page Size: 151 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	H. Rider Haggard	H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.			GBP 70.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
27	George Bernard Shaw	George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top.		1950	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
28	George Bernard Shaw	George Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters		1940	GBP 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
29	Rudyard Kipling	Rudyard Kipling: 1920 typed letter signed		1920	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 155.25
30	William Somerset Maugham:	William Somerset Maugham: 1939 typed letter signed, written while on a visit to New York.		1939	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
31	P. G Wodehouse	P. G Wodehouse: 1965 autograph letter signed, from his residence in America		1965	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 101.20
32	Enid Blyton	Enid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed		1954	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
33	Catherine Cookson	Catherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge			GBP 70.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
34	Harold Pinter:	Harold Pinter: 1965 brief autograph letter signed, from his London flat		1965	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
35	Frank Richards	Frank Richards: 1950-51 pair of typed letters signed, from his home in Broadstairs, commenting on his Billy Bunter books and other matters. (2)		1950-51	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 62.10
36	Keith Waterhouse:	Keith Waterhouse: 1994 autograph letter signed, from his home in London, commenting on "Billy Liar".		1994	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
37	John Galsworthy	John Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.		1915	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
38	T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. 'Lawrence of Arabia')	T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. 'Lawrence of Arabia'): 1922 autograph letter signed		1922	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
39	Compton Mackenzie	Compton Mackenzie: 1950 2-page autograph letter signed		1950	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
40	Peter Brough	Peter Brough: three autographed PC size photos; together with Peter Brough's book "Educating Archie" 1955			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 43.70
41		Band Leaders and musicians, a selection of autographed PC size photos & PPCs from 1930s		1930s	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 71.30
42		Gilbert & Sullivan opera programmes 1950s/80s		1950s/80s	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
43	John Ogdon	John Ogdon (pianist & composer, 1937-89): an autographed recital programme, 1960		1960	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
44		"The Pamela Green Nude Posing Guide" Nos.1, 2 and 3, late-1950s / early-1960s		late-1950s / early-1960s	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
45		"The 39 Steps", 1935, photographic publicity still for the original Hitchcock film		1935	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
46		"The Light Across The Street", 1955, set of six 10 x 8" photographic publicity stills		1955	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
47		Publicity photos for the Sophia Loren 1950s films	1950s		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 57.50
48		"Casanova", 1934, directed by Rene Barberis, a group of eight original 10 x 8" publicity photos		1934	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
49		"Seven Samurai", 1954, directed by Akira Kurosowa, a group of three original publicity photos,		1954	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
50		Album of original film publicity photos/lobby cards,			GBP 100.00 - 130.00	GBP 98.90

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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