Auction Report: Trafford Books Trafford Book Sale

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Auction Name	Trafford Book Sale	Total Sales (GBP)	16,159.80
Auction Date	February 04, 2026 - February 04, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	6,751.00
Sale Number	#440	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	8,996.00
Total Lots	169
Sold Lots	117.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	11,831.00
% of Lots Sold	69.23%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	15,506.00
Unsold Lots	52	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	104.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
113		J. Baines - Sport. A collection of the shaped cards in modern album, with main interest in Rugby, plus some soccer & few other sports		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 7,130.00
112		J. Baines - Rugby. A selection of Yorkshire clubs and players, mostly West Riding, notably Halifax and Hunslet.		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 483.00
9		Autograph album, late-1940s/early-1950s, with signatures of Chico Marx, Betty Hutton, Laurel & Hardy, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Vivien Leigh,		GBP 300.00 - 350.00	GBP 460.00
109		J. Baines - Football. - Bradford City		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 368.00
110		J. Baines - Football and Rugby. An Oldham and Rochdale selection including - Oldham Athletic		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 356.50
108		J. Baines - Cricket. A selection including - England		GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 299.00
111		J. Baines - Rugby. A Yorkshire selection comprising - Skipton		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 299.00
44		Autograph album with a few signatures including Laurel & Hardy and Frank Sinatra, the latter in pencil and rather faint.		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 172.50
95		Sports interest, mostly in sets including Player's - Championship Golf Courses		GBP 180.00 - 220.00	GBP 172.50
123	Churchman	Famous Golfers 1927, the set of 50, including Bobby Jones (two different) and Walter Hagen (two different).		GBP 200.00 - 250.00	GBP 172.50
160		A mainly 1900s/1920s collection addressed to the Eardley family of Stockport, with early RP Rochdale Steam & Electric Trams, RP of Norden,	1900s/1920s	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 172.50
153	Wills	Sports of All Nations	1901	GBP 170.00 - 200.00	GBP 161.00
145		F. & J. Smith - Prominent Rugby Players	1924	GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 155.25
8		Autograph album, mostly with signatures obtained 1919 at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, but with others added in 1961 with the Ryder Cup teams of GB		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 149.50
42		Autograph album of entertainers, 1930s/50s, including signatures of Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Deborah Kerr (signed photo		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 143.75
107		A.& B.C. Gum - Footballer Picture Cards	1966	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 143.75
43		Autograph album of entertainers, 1940s, including signatures of Billy Cotton, Gracie Fields, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner,		GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 132.25
10		Two autograph albums, 1930s/40s, including signatures of Leslie Howard, Gracie Fields, George Formby, Don Bradman, Tyrone Power, Paul Robeson,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 120.75
25		Entertainers' autographs, a selection of signed photos, mostly 10 x 8", including Bette Davis, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, Marlene Dietrich,		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 120.75
135		Millhoff - Famous Golfers	1928	GBP 120.00 - 140.00	GBP 115.00
146		Taddy & Co. - V.C. Heroes - Boer War (#41-60)		GBP 130.00 - 150.00	GBP 115.00
51		Album of autographed photos of entertainers, TV presenters, etc, PC size, including James Garner, Cicely Courtneidge, Nigel Hawthorne, Lee Evans,		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 105.80
93		Motor Cycling sets comprising Lambert & Butler - Motor Cycles	1923	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 105.80
130	Huddersfield Town F.C.	Huddersfield Town Players & Officials, Season 1935-36	1935	GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 105.80
168		Titanic related comprising three of the ship (including an RP by J.M. Vauxhall), a Bamforth In Memoriam card, and two RPs of the Southampton monument		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 105.80

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