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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