Trafford Books

Auction No 354, Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST

279 Lots (displaying 101 - 120)

Helen Macdonald "H is for Hawk", Jonathan Cape, 2014, signed first edition

Lot: 101

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £250
SOLD £110
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Helen Macdonald H is for Hawk, Jonathan Cape, 2014, first edition in fine complete dustwrapper, signed by the author on the title page.

Isaac Watts "The Knowledge of the Heavens and the Earth made Easy" 1745

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Isaac Watts The Knowledge of the Heavens and the earth made Easy: or, The First Principles of Astronomy and Geography Explain'd by the Uses of Globes and Maps, London, 1745, Fourth Edition, full leather covered boards, badly chipped and worn, VG internally; bookplate and signature of James Le Roy fils Jean dated 1747; some occasional light damp staining; text and folding plates complete. Together with other titles mostly relating to English grammar. (6)

Two albums of good to fine sets, chiefly Gallaher and Brooke Bond, some Player & Wills;

Lot: 103

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £100
SOLD £92
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Two albums of good to fine sets, chiefly Gallaher and Brooke Bond, some Player & Wills; including Gallaher Film Star sets (7) with duplication, and Racing Scenes (2 sets); Player Poultry 1931; Brook Bond Freshwater Fish 1960; Wills Air Raid Precautions (2 sets) and Dogs 1937. Cat (2005) £977

Player's, Churchman and Cavanders odds & part-sets in varied condition including Churchman "Boxing Personalities" (170),

Lot: 104

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £44
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Player's, Churchman and Cavanders odds & part-sets in varied condition including Churchman Boxing Personalities (170), Association Footballers 1st (57) and 2nd (188); Player British Empire Series (97); Cavander Foreign Birds (68), and other better titles. STC £1493 (Murray). 

Ogden and British American Tobacco part-sets and odds in box with better titles including B.A.T. "Aeroplanes" (STC £186),

Lot: 105

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £82
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Ogden and British American Tobacco part-sets and odds in box with better titles including B.A.T. Aeroplanes (STC £186), World Famous Cinema Artistes (STC £184) and Prehistoric Animals (STC £105); plus wide variety of Ogden titles including Derby Entrants, The Blue Riband of the Atlantic (48), Poultry Rearing (41), Royal Mail (39) and Swiss Views (27). STC £1813 (Murray 2009). 

Collection of 29 sets in three albums including Gallaher Film Star sets (8, duplication); Wills "Recruiting Posters" (two poor) & "Railway Equipment"

Lot: 106

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £90 - £110
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Collection of 29 sets in three albums including Gallaher Film Star sets (8, duplication); Wills Recruiting Posters (two poor) & Railway Equipment; Player Fire-Fighting Equipment, Cricketers 1930 and 1934, British Naval Craft, Butterflies, and Aviary and Cage Birds; and Grandee Top Dogs (4 sets). Cat (2005) £1058. 

Good collection in album with 18 sets including Soccer Bubble Gum "Soccer Teams" First Series

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £160
SOLD £80
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Good collection in album with 18 sets including Soccer Bubble Gum Soccer Teams First Series, Churchman Boxing Personalities, Gallaher Famous Jockeys; Player Butterflies (2 sets, a few poor) and Cycling; Wix Builders of Empire; Carreras Celebrities of British History; R.J.Lea Old Pottery & Porcelain (second series). Some mixed condition but generally good to VF. Cat (2007) £840

Collection of Wills & Player sets in 2 albums, plus a further album of repro and Brooke Bond

Lot: 108

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Collection of Wills & Player sets in 2 albums, plus a further album of repro and Brooke Bond; including Wills Historic Events (2 sets), English Period Costumes, Physical Culture; Player Victoria Cross, Characters from Dickens (1st series), Characters from Thackeray (No.1 poor), Riders of the World, Army Life, and Dogs (Wardle). Mixed condition. STC (2007) £857 (excluding repro). 

Collection of 14 sets in album in varied condition but some VG/VF including Ogden "British Birds and their Eggs"

Lot: 109

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Collection of 14 sets in album in varied condition but some VG/VF including Ogden British Birds and their Eggs, Player Poultry and Derby & Grand National Winners; Morris The Queen's Dolls' House; International Tobacco International Code of Signals, and other useful. STC (2007) £870

Collection of 10 mainly VG/VF sets in plastic sleeves including Wills "Old Inns" 2nd Series (2 sets) and "Old London"

Lot: 110

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
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Collection of 10 mainly VG/VF sets in plastic sleeves including Wills Old Inns 2nd Series (2 sets) and Old London; Player Famous Beauties (L); Gallaher Famous Jockeys (marked on reverse); Churchman Association Footballers; Brooke Bond Freshwater Fish (1960). STC (2007) £436

Early to modern sets in 2 albums including Gallaher 1930s (6), Player "Cricketers 1934" (2 sets) and "Uniforms of the Territorial Army"

Lot: 111

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Early to modern sets in 2 albums including Gallaher 1930s (6), Player Cricketers 1934 (2 sets) and Uniforms of the Territorial Army; Wills Famous Inventions and Railway Engines (2 sets); Tom Thumb sets (2), etc. Cat (2007) £759

Album of 17 sets in varied condition; better include Player "Characters from Dickens" (1923) and "Curious Beaks";

Lot: 112

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Album of 17 sets in varied condition; better include Player Characters from Dickens (1923) and Curious Beaks; Churchman Kings of Speed (2 sets); plus ships, aircraft etc. STC (2005) £709.

Album of 12 sets including Ogden "Football Club Colours", "Motor Races 1931" etc

Lot: 113

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £48
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Album of 12 sets including Ogden Football Club Colours, Motor Races 1931, Yachts & Motor Boats, Whaling, British Birds and Trainers' & Owners' Colours; Player Game Birds and Wild Fowl; and Royal Society of Prevention of Accidents Modern British Motor-Cycles. Very mixed condition but with many VG to VF cards. STC (2007) £836

Collection of sets in album in mixed condition but with several VG/VF including Carreras "Famous Airmen and Airwomen"

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £48
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Collection of sets in album in mixed condition but with several VG/VF including Carreras Famous Airmen and Airwomen, Film Stars (Desmond), Birds of the Countryside and Film Favourites; Churchman Boxing Personalities (No.1 poor); plus various 1930s Gallaher sets, etc. Cat (2005) £669

British American Tobacco selection of near-sets, part-sets and odds in generally good to VF condition;

Lot: 115

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £155
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British American Tobacco selection of near-sets, part-sets and odds in generally good to VF condition; notably Famous Footballers (STC £602), Lighthouses, English Cricketers and Cinema Artistes. Also Pattreiouex Sporting Events & Stars. STC £1543 (Murray 2009)

Brooke Bond Ltd selection including 9 Canadian sets, plus "British Wild Life"

Lot: 116

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
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Brooke Bond Ltd selection including 9 Canadian sets, plus British Wild Life, History of the Motor Car 1968 (some toning),and Chimps 1986; also Gaycon British Birds and their Eggs. Cat £233

Cadbury Bros.Ltd "British Butterflies & Moths" (Reward cards), size P, 1910, 20 of 32

Lot: 117

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Cadbury Bros.Ltd British Butterflies & Moths (Reward cards), size P, 1910, 20 of 32, one badly marked, others fair to fine, nine VG or better. (20)

Gallaher Ltd collection of 18 duplicated 1930s sets in album

Lot: 118

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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Gallaher Ltd collection of 18 duplicated 1930s sets in album, with much Cinema, plus Naval, Army Badges etc. STC (2007) £636

John Player & Sons "L" size cards in box, mostly odds, a few part-sets, including "Kings & Queens" (44), "Golf" (22),

Lot: 119

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £38
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John Player & Sons "L" size cards in box, mostly odds, a few part-sets, including Kings & Queens (44), Golf (22), Film Stars (16), Racing Yachts (18), and wide range of others.STC £1464 (Murray)

W.D. & H.O. Wills 1920s collection in old slot-in album, mostly good condition including "Recruiting Posters" 1915 (8 of 12)

Lot: 120

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
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W.D. & H.O. Wills 1920s collection in old slot-in album, mostly good condition including Recruiting Posters 1915 (8 of 12), Gems of Belgian Architecture (36/50), First Aid (34/50), plus Flowers etc.