• Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
  • Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    November & December
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Audebert, Jean-Baptiste — Louis-Pierre Vieillot. Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques, Paris, 1801-1802. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Orbigny, Alcide d'. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale... Paris, Pitois-Levrault et Cie et Strasbourg, Levrault, 1834-1847. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Chelidonius, Benedictus. Passio Jesu Chriti. [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Cassini de Thury, César-François. Carte générale de la France faite en 1744. Paris, 1756-1788. 178 cartes entoilées, réunies dans 28 emboîtages. €15,000 to €20,000.

Auction Reports

Trafford Books

Auction Info

Auction Name
The Trafford Book Sale
Auction Date
11/05/2025 - 11/05/2025
Sale Number
#438
Total Lots
252
Sold Lots
173
Lots Sold
68.65%
Unsold Lots
79
Total Sales (GBP)
12,762.70
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
9,856.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
13,426.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
13,756.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
18,936.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
67.40%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
15

Collector's autograph accumulation of signed letters from early 19th Century, many Victorian cut signatures, 20th Century signed pages, photos, etc,

early19th Century GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 747.50
244

Covers & PCs, chiefly GB with many 19th Century items, nine with 1d reds, two with 1/2d plates, another of 1853 with 2d imperf.

19th Century GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 471.50
265

Great Britain 1903 Cover with EVII 1d cancelled good oval POSTED IN ADVANCE / B.C. / FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY of Bury.

1903 GBP 120.00 - 150.00 GBP 299.00
191 Pattreiouex

"Cricketers Series" 1926, the set of 75, good to excellent, #44 (Rhodes) slightly marked,

1926 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 GBP 287.50
20

Victorian scrapbook of Autographs Letters and cut signatures, with peers, MPs, clergy and others, including cut signatures of Rowland Hill,

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 212.75
5

Assortment with many autographed fliers, pages, photos, greetings cards etc, largely entertainers from West End shows, comedians etc,

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 207.00
115

Football sets 1920s to 1950s in modern album, including Adolph "Famous Footballers" 1st and 2nd series; Player "Association Cup Winners",

1920s to 1950s GBP 130.00 - 170.00 GBP 201.25
155 Churchman

"Prominent Golfers" 1931, the set of 50, including Bobby Jones, Harry Vardon, Walter Hagen etc, VG to excellent,

1931 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 GBP 195.50
19

Autographs in box file with many signed photos of entertainers including Ronald Pickup, Kenny Everett, Michael Winner, Michael Palin, Magnus Magnusson

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 189.75
275

Great Britain George VI covers in album, mostly FDCs including illustrated types for May 1937 Definitives (2), Coronation (3), 1940 Centenary (4),

1937 GBP 170.00 - 200.00 GBP 178.25
47

Album of 1940s / 1950s autographed photos, PC size, including Peter Cushing, Michael Holliday, Mantovani, Henry Hall, Vera Lynn, George Formby,

1940s /1950s GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 161.00
16

Autographs in folder, with many 19th & 20th Century letters, and signed photos, including ALS from Michael Redgrave (7, two TLS), Robert Atkins (2),

19th & 20th Century letters GBP 170.00 - 200.00 GBP 155.25
209 Wills

"Cinema Stars", Third Series, 1931, the set of 50, card #29 with slight crease, others VG to excellent including Walt Disney, Laurel & Hardy,

1931 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 155.25
276

Great Britain 1952-1963 First Day and Commemorative Covers, mixed quality but many good items.

1952-1963 GBP 120.00 - 150.00 GBP 143.75
211 Wills

(Scissors) "Famous Footballers" 1914, the set of 50, good to fine, #5 (Nesbit) chipped at one corner, #13, 17, and 40 with a slight crease,

1914 GBP 100.00 - 130.00 GBP 143.75
41

Gilbert & George: an autographed set of four PPCs issued by the Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand, c.2020. Fine

c.2020 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 143.75
114

Football sets in modern album including Amalgamated Press "Football Fame Series" 1936; D.C. Thomson "Footballers - Signed Real Photos";

1936 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 143.75
42

Autographed photos and fliers (2) of mainly female actors and few athletes including Beryl Reid, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Zoe Wanamaker (2),

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 132.25
133

Football sets in two albums with many trade cards; includes Tonibell "England's Soccer Stars" and "Team of All Time"; Bassett "Football 1981-82";

GBP 120.00 - 150.00 GBP 126.50
183 Ogden

Ogden's 'General Interest' Football 1902 (item 97-2), a complete set of 25 as listed in the Ogden Cartophilic Society handbook p.75.

1902 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 120.75

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  • ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Pélican, Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Quatre histoires de blanc et noir, Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Hommage à Pablo Picasso, Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs, Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Traité des Excitants Modernes, Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
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