Trafford Books: Trafford Book Auction, 443, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026
Page Size: 150 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
52 Matthau Walter; Levene Sam; Rosenbloom Maxie; Hoffman Dustin

American Cinema

N/A GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
53 Olivier Laurence; Burns George; Allen Gracie; Levy Louis; Lee Benny; Martine Ray; Morris Dave; Cribbins Bernard

Entertainers’ Autographs

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 78.20
54 Costa Sam; Fielding Fenella; Montague Lee; Delfont Bernard; Geraldo; Winters Mike; Winters Bernie; Mitchell Warren; Shapiro Helen; Loss Joe; Altman John; Barber Chris; Bresslaw Bernard; Rantzen Esther

Entertainers’ Autographs

20th Century-1980s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 201.25
55 Hines Earl Fatha; Clayton Buck; Ellington Ray; Cohen Ben; Barber Chris; Randall Freddy; Donegan Lonnie; Patterson Ottilie

Jazz Musicians

N/A GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
56 Hurwitz Emanuel; Rawicz; Landauer; Kentner Louis; Wayenberg Daniel; Malcuzynski; Oistrakh Igor; Stern Isaac; Cutner Solomon; Goossens Leon; Menuhin Jeremy

Classical Musicians

1940s/50s GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
57 Wallach Eli; Joseph Lesley; Ashkenazy Vladimir; Bresslaw Bernard; Cutner Solomon; Field Sid; Moody Ron; Kossoff David; Bart Lionel; Thorndike Sybil; Richardson Ralph; Olivier Laurence; Lindsay Robert; Thompson Emma; O'Shea Tessie

Entertainers’ Autographs

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 69.00
58

Theatre & Cinema Ephemera

1879; 1923 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 59.80
59

Correspondence, contracts and programmes

1940s/50s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 41.40
60

Signed Theatre Programmes

1950s/80s GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 143.75
61

Flyers

1915 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 34.50
62

Theatre Programmes

1899-1919; 1912 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
63

The Crazy Gang

1940s/50s GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
64

Blackpool Theatre Programmes

1930s-2000s; 1954 GBP 100.00 - 130.00 GBP 85.10
65

Provincial Theatre Programmes

1930s/50s; 1933 GBP 50.00 - 60.00 GBP 34.50
66

Empire Theatres of London Programmes

1900s/1950s GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 43.70
67

London Theatre Programmes

1950s; 1954 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 39.10
68

London Theatre Programmes

1930s/60s; 1980; 1940s GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 32.20
69 Morrocco Alberto; Keller Victoria; Young Clara

Morrocco

1993 GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 48.30
70

The Alternative WI Calendar 2000

2000 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
71 Hardy Oliver

Oliver Hardy

N/A GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
72

Film Star photos and stills

N/A GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 27.60
73

Entertainers’ photos

N/A GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 23.00
74 Chaplin Charles

My Autobiography

1964 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 189.75
75 Guinness Alec

Alec Guinness autograph letter

1967 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 27.60
76 Leigh Vivien; Olivier Laurence

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier autograph letters

N/A GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 94.30
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