Trafford Books: Books and Ephemera, 436, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Date: August 13, 2025 - August 13, 2025

Page Size: 181 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26		English Literature with works by Graham Greene, Storm Jameson, Ted Hughes, and a variety of others			GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
27		Literary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie			GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 172.50
28	Richard Allen	"The Manchester Royal Exchange - Two Centuries of Progress",	Manchester,	1921	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	Not Sold
29		Deeds, indentures etc, 1796-1929, on vellum or paper,		1796-1929	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 17.25
30	Peter Jerrome	"Not All Sunshine Hear - A History of Ebernoe", 1996	(Petworth)	1996,	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
31	C. L'Estrange Ewen	"Witch Hunting and Witch Trials" , facsimile edition		1971	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 29.90
32	T.B. and T.J. Howell	"Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanors",	London,	1809-26	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 529.00
33	W.J. Arnold	"Bands of the British Army" c.1914, 12 fine colour plates; Aldershot Tattoo Souvenir Programmes for 1935, 1936 and 1939;		c.1914	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 41.40
34		Hong Kong Police Force 1970s/90s, a collection of over 100 Royal Visit ceremonial photographs			GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 126.50
35		Aviation photographs, many by Press Agencies, 1960s/80s, chiefly Reconnaissance and Air-Sea Rescue at various UK locations, plus some vintage aircraft		1960s/80s	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.80
36		Presentation book to Sir Cyril Ashford on his retirement from his role as head of Dartmouth Royal Naval College in 1927,		1927	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
37		Aviation autographs 1970s/1990s, a collection of signed RAF Museum covers etc in three albums, including Thomas Sopwith, Arthur T. Harris,		1970s/1990s	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 120.75
38	Bob Geldof	"Is That It?"		1986	GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 178.25
39	Gilbert & George	Gilbert & George: group of three autographed postcards. Fine			GBP 20.00 - 40.00	GBP 71.30
40	James Cagney	James Cagney: fine signed photo, 7 x 5", early 1980s		early 1980s	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
41	Marlene Dietrich	Marlene Dietrich: pair of 10 x 8" autographed photos, obtained in the 1980s.		1980s	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 25.30
42	Bette Davis	Bette Davis: autographed photo 10 x 8", obtained in the early-1980s.		early-1980s.	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
43		Liberace: autographed 1959 Chiswick Empire programme,		1959	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
44	Larry Adler	Larry Adler: a signed & inscribed copy of his autobiography "It Ain't Necessarily So", 1984		1984	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
45		Entertainers' photos in large album,			GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 46.00
46		Film Star coloured photos,			GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 17.25
47		Film Star photos, PC size, mostly with facsimile autographs.			GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
48		Mario Testino "Front Row Back Stage" 1999; Calvin Klein / Bryan Adams "American Women" 2005; "David Bailey's Rock and Roll Heroes" 1997;			GBP 40.00 - 50.00	GBP 34.50
53		Ferruccio Farina "Venus Unveiled" 1989, in d/jkt; "Gil Elvgren: The Complete Pin-Ups" 2008, in d/jkt;			GBP 30.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
54		The Beatles: an autographed album page signed by all four, a little reduced at right.			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 230.00

Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
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.

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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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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

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