Trafford Books: Books, Autographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, Coins and Postage Stamps. , 441, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026
Page Size: 141 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
77

"Motor Bus Map & General Guide June 1914", London General Omnibus Company Ltd; and later Undergound and Bus maps by London Transport

1914 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
78 Ian Allan

Ian Allan softback Bus & other transport Guides (26) from 1944 together with related small format guides by other publishers including some foreign.

1944 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 57.50
79 Lindh

"Scania and its Vehicles 1891-1991" and "Scania 100 Years 1891-1991", both in d/jkts; "Leyland Truck and Bus 80 Years of Progress";

N/A GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 36.80
80

"The Scottish Motor Traction Co.Ltd, A Short History of the Company 1905-1945"; Dowding "Red & White Services 1919-1949" in d/jkt;

N/A GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 43.70
81

"The Modern Tramway" June 1938 to December 1948, most in fine cloth bound volumes, near complete (few 1938 issues missing). Issued monthly.

1938 to December GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
82 Machure & Vielliard

"Autobus de Paris" 1999 in d/jkt; Tellier "Les Autocars Isobloc" 1998 in d/jkt; Courant "Le Temps des Tramways" 1982 in d/jkt;

1999 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 57.50
83 Mike Davis

"Hong Kong Buses", Vols.2, 3 and 4, 1995, and "Far East Buses",Vol.1, Macau, 1996; & F.W. York "Bus Journeys Through Malaya in the 1950s",

1995 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 41.40
84

Romer "Abstract of Laws relating to Proprietors, Drivers and Conductors within....The City of London", 1921, printed wraps;

1921 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
85

"Histoire des Transports publics a Bruxelles 1976-80", 2 vols in slipcases; Gebhardt "Deutsche Omnibusse seit 1895", in d/jkt;

N/A GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 69.00
86

Omnibus Society pamphlets,1960 to early 1970s, many in a fine cloth-bound volume. (36)

1960 to early1970s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
87 A.G. Whyte

"Electricity in Locomotion", Cambridge 1911; plus Tram history & nostalgia, London and provincial, few Australian titles,

1911 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 41.40
88 Griffiths

"Llanelly Trolleybuses" 1992; Wells "Kingston upon Hull Trolleybuses" 1996, in d/jkt; Hall "Reading Trolleybuses" 1991, in d/jkt,

1992 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 46.00
89 Campbell

"North Shore Line Memories" 1990, in d/jkt; Demoro "Seattle Trolley Coaches" 1970 (tape stains to covers at corners);

1990 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 62.10
90

British Bus titles, plus few foreign, mostly large format illustrated works, chiefly h/bk with pictorial boards. Mostly fine.

N/A GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 39.10
94

Cigarette & Trade card odds / type cards in plastic sleeves with many better items including Wills' "Seaside Resorts" (5),

N/A GBP 70.00 - 90.00 Not Sold
95

Football sets in modern album, including Kellogg "International Soccer Stars", Typhoo "International Football Stars" 1967,

1967 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 GBP 110.40
96

Horse-Racing sets comprising Ogden's "Prominent Racehorses of 1933" and "Steeplechase Trainers and Owners' Colours"

N/A GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 39.10
97

Sports sets in modern album including Boguslavsky "Sports Records" 1st & 2nd series; Gallaher "Lawn Tennis Celebrities";

N/A GBP 100.00 - 140.00 GBP 112.70
98

Cigarette & Trade Card sets in three modern albums in largely VG/VF condition including Ogden's (5 sets), many modern footballers, several birds sets,

N/A GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 98.90
99

Cigarette & Trade Card sets in three modern albums in largely VG/VF condition, various issuers including Wills, Gallaher, Typhoo, Phillips, CWS,

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 105.80
100

Sport part-sets & odds, mostly Football and Cricket, very mixed condition but with many VG/VF

N/A GBP 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
101

Box with 51 Trade & Cigarette Card sets, plus some odds, most in plastic sleeves including Nabisco "Footballers" 1979,

1979 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 96.60
102

Accumulation, largely fine Trade cards including Brooke Bond "Chimp Stickers" (Tak Tic backs) set of 12 plus duplicate of The Judge,

N/A GBP 40.00 - 50.00 GBP 46.00
103

Box of Trade Cards with many part-sets & odds, especially A.& B.C. Gum including "T.V. Westerns" (abt.120) and "Flags of the World" (abt. 130),

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 34.50
104

Football sets in modern album including R. & J. Hill "Famous Footballers" 1939 (set of 50, with address);

1939 GBP 70.00 - 80.00 GBP 87.40
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