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Trafford Books: Trafford Book Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Trafford Book Sale | Total Sales (GBP) | 9,668.05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 29, 2026 - July 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,725.00 |
| Sale Number | #444 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 8,780.00 |
| Total Lots | 138 | ||
| Sold Lots | 99.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 10,270.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.74% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 12,520.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 39 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Churchill Winston S. | Secret Session Speeches |
1946 | GBP 1,300.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,380.00 |
| 23 | The German Extermination Camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau |
1944 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 414.00 | |
| 17 | Grace Princess of Monaco | My Book of Flowers |
1980 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 356.50 |
| 9 | Autograph albums |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 299.00 | |
| 19 | du Maurier Daphne | Growing Pains: The Shaping of a Writer |
1977 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 241.50 |
| 25 | The Book of the Home |
1900 | GBP 100.00 - 130.00 | GBP 189.75 | |
| 55 | Autographed photos and letters of TV and Radio actors |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 189.75 | |
| 51 | Autographs of TV actors & presenters |
N/A | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 178.25 | |
| 109 | Channel Islands cards |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 178.25 | |
| 7 | Autographs |
1940s-modern | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 166.75 | |
| 77 | Collection of Authors’ Autographs |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 166.75 | |
| 126 | Topography & Social History postcards |
1900-1950s; 1920 | GBP 90.00 - 110.00 | GBP 161.00 | |
| 104 | British Industrial Railway Locomotives |
1950s-1960s | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 155.25 | |
| 3 | Nobel Prize Winners: a collection of Autographs |
N/A | GBP 120.00 - 150.00 | GBP 149.50 | |
| 134 | Manchester area |
1900s-1920s; 1911-1917 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 149.50 | |
| 73 | Navseae Friderici; Fabri Johannis | Four books of sermons and homilies |
1536 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 143.75 |
| 120 | Collection of postcards |
1900s-1960s | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 143.75 | |
| 82 | Powell Anthony | A Dance to the Music of Time |
1975-1990 | GBP 120.00 - 150.00 | GBP 132.25 |
| 88 | American Comics |
1980s-1990s | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 132.25 | |
| 2 | Skeffington Arthur | The Letter Book of Arthur Skeffington M.P. |
1945-1962 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 126.50 |
| 56 | Folder of Entertainers’ Autographs |
N/A | GBP 170.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.50 | |
| 18 | Crosby Bing | Bing |
1975 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 120.75 |
| 21 | Album of 1920s/30s snapshot photos |
1920s-1930s | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 120.75 | |
| 91 | Political Autographs |
19th-20th Century; 1861; 1822 | GBP 100.00 - 130.00 | GBP 120.75 | |
| 75 | Scott Walter | Sir Walter Scott autograph letter signed |
1826 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 115.00 |
