Trafford Books: Trafford Book Auction, 443, Manchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026
| 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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