Trafford Books

Auction No 367, Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST

192 Lots (displaying 101 - 120)

Alex Shand "The Gun Room", 1905, orig. cloth, VG; Mike Jennings "Instinct Shooting", 1968, in d/jkt;

Lot: 101

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £66
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Alex Shand The Gun Room, 1905, orig. cloth, VG; Mike Jennings Instinct Shooting, 1968, in d/jkt; D. Higson Seafowl Shooting Sketches, and The Bullet Crossbow, 1990 reprint (2 copies); Jobson-Scott Beagling, 1934; Croxton-Smith (Ed.) Gun Dogs: Their Training, Working and Management, in fair d/jkt; and others on shooting, all h/bk, some in d/jkt. Fair to Fine (24)

Burrard "The Modern Shotgun", Herbert Jenkins, 1931-32, 3 Vols, Volume 2 with djkt, toning to prelims;

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £36
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Burrard The Modern Shotgun, Herbert Jenkins, 1931-32, 3 Vols, Volume 2 with djkt, toning to prelims; The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics, 1951 in fair d/jkt; Hatcher Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence, Small-Arms Publishing, 1935; and 4 others, three unrelated including Edward Mogg Paterson’s Roads, 18th Edn, nicely rebound in full leather but lacking all bar one of the maps. (9)

Boxing biography & history, all in fair to VF d/jkts, including Mel Heimer "The Long Count", 1969;

Lot: 103

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  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £30
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Boxing biography & history, all in fair to VF d/jkts, including Mel Heimer The Long Count, 1969; Gene Corri Fifty Years in the Ring, 1933; Teddy Brenner Only the Ring was Square, 1981; Jimmy Jones King of the Canebrakes, 1969; Jack Kearns The Million Dollar Gate, 1966; Peter McInnes ​Freddie My Friend, 1995; etc. Fair to VF (23)

Boxing biography and autobiography including Fred Deakin "Peerless Jim Dricoll" 1987 and "Tommy Farr" 1989;

Lot: 104

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  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
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Boxing biography and autobiography including Fred Deakin Peerless Jim Dricoll 1987 and Tommy Farr 1989; Rocky Graziano Somebody Up There Likes Me, Hammond, 1956, 1st UK edn; Nat Fleischer Terrible Terry, 1943 (ex-library); etc. Includes two signed (with letters enclosed) by Billy Charlton and James Murray. H/bk and s/bk, mainly VG/VF (14)

Boxing biography & autobiography including Jake La Motta "Raging Bull", 1970;

Lot: 105

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  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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Boxing biography & autobiography including Jake La Motta Raging Bull, 1970; Marcus Griffin Wise Guy: James J. Johnston, 1933; Paul Magriel The Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza, 1951; James Fair Give Him to the Angels, 1946; Bob Lonkhurst Gentleman of the Ring, 2001, signed by the author; and Barney Ross No Man Stands Alone, 1959; all bar two in poor to fine djkts; plus 3 unrelated biographical works. (11) 

John Ferguson "Bibliotheca Chemica: A Bibliography of Alchemical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Books"

Lot: 106

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  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £7
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John Ferguson Bibliotheca Chemica: A Bibliography of Alchemical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Books, Holland Press,1954, 2 volumes, facsimile edition, in rather grubby d/jackets, endpapers browned. (2)

H. C. Maxwell Lyte "A History of Eton College 1440-1875", Macmillan 1877, in an attractive full-leather gilt binding,

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £20
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H. C. Maxwell Lyte A History of Eton College 1440-1875, Macmillan 1877, in an attractive full-leather gilt binding, showing some wear; Francis Howell The Characters of Theophrastus….and Illustrated by Physiognomical Sketches, Josiah Taylor, 1824, full morocco, gilt, some occasional minor spotting; Cecil Reddie Abbotsholme, George Allen, 1900; and 6 others. Good to VF (9)

Bruce Bairnsfather "From Mud to Mufti", 1919, orig. cloth, one plate loose o/w VG;

Lot: 108

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  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Bruce Bairnsfather From Mud to Mufti, 1919, orig. cloth, one plate loose o/w VG; Patrick Macgill The Amateur Army, 1915; A.E. Shipley The Minor Horrors of War, 1915; and others including two humorous. Fair to VG (6)

Reynolds Stone "Engravings", John Murray, 1977, No.21 of 150 signed examples with additional signed print loosely inserted,

Lot: 109

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  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Reynolds Stone Engravings, John Murray, 1977, No.21 of 150 signed examples with additional signed print loosely inserted, fine, in slipcase; ​The Lyrical Poems of Francois Villon, Limited Editions Club, 1979, fine, in slipcase; and two others. Good to Fine (4)

Collection in slot-in albums, including Carreras "Footballers" (50 of 75, one stained); Player "Dogs" (Wardle, heads,1929)

Lot: 110

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  • Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
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Collection in slot-in albums, including Carreras Footballers (50 of 75, one stained); Player Dogs (Wardle, heads,1929) and Derby & Grand National Winners; Wills Association Footballers 1935 (2 sets) and 1939, plus Cricketers 1934; Churchman Wonderful Railway Travel; etc. Largely in complete sets. Mainly VG to VF (17 albums)

Box of Cigarette and trade cards in plastic sleeves and bundles, very largely in sets, plus few part-sets

Lot: 111

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  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £52
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Box of Cigarette and trade cards in plastic sleeves and bundles, very largely in sets, plus few part-sets and some good odds; sets include Carreras Film Favourites, Gran-Pop (M) and Film Stars (Desmond), Phillips Stars of the Screen and Aircraft (54/54), and Wix Jenkynisms. Also some ephemera. Fine condition. (Several 100s)

Collection in modern album, largely in sets especially Brooke Bond but including Carreras "Cricketers" 1934

Lot: 112

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  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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Collection in modern album, largely in sets especially Brooke Bond but including Carreras Cricketers 1934 VF set of 30, and Horses and Hounds (fine set of 25) (Several 100s)

Accumulation in packets with many part-sets especially Gallaher & B.A.T.; including Westminster "Celebrated Actresses" (15/30);

Lot: 113

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £94
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Accumulation sorted into packets with many part-sets especially Gallaher & B.A.T.; including Westminster Celebrated Actresses (15/30); B.A.T. Heroic Deeds (25/30), Lighthouses (48/50), Aeroplanes (set) and Famous Bridges (set); Gallaher Island Sporting Celebrities (40/48); Major Drapkin ​Puzzle Pictures (19/25) and Palmistry (24/25); with various others. Mostly Good to VF and STC £1,753 (100s)

Shoebox of Trade Cards of all periods with many useful including A.& B.C. Gum "Beatles" (22, with 8 second series),

Lot: 114

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  • Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
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Shoebox of Trade Cards of all periods with many useful including A.& B.C. Gum Beatles (22, with 8 second series), and other better items, generally good to fine, plus a shoebox of silks (mostly Wix Flags) all laid down on card. (Many 100s)

            

Shoebox of 1900s to 1930s Cigarette card odds with BAT, Gallaher, Wills, Carreras, Player and others,

Lot: 115

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £42
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Shoebox of 1900s to 1930s Cigarette card odds with BAT, Gallaher, Wills, Carreras, Player and others, unchecked but appears to be wide variety in generally good to fine condition. (Many 100s) 

                                                                                    

Ranges in album including B.A.T. "Cinema Artistes" 1928 (21/50) and "Cinema Stars" (100, various series),

Lot: 116

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £84
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Ranges in album including B.A.T. Cinema Artistes 1928 (21/50) and Cinema Stars (100, various series), many Wills Overseas issues, Ardath Famous Film Stars (20/50), Westminster Celebrated Actresses (5), various Hignett issues, etc. Fair to VF (446)

Ranges in album with few part-sets and many odds/type cards including scarcer from wide range of issuers;

Lot: 117

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £72
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Ranges in album with few part-sets and many odds/type cards including scarcer from wide range of issuers; interest in R.J. Hill,  B.A.T. plain backs and World Famous Cinema Artistes (79),  I.T.C, Phillips, and others. Mixed condition. (432)

W.D. & H.O.Wills "Happy Families" 1939, fine set of 32, in original packet, cat £160

Lot: 118

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  • Est: £50 - £70
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W.D. & H.O.Wills Happy Families 1939, fine set of 32, in original packet, Cat £160 (some wear to packet)

J. Wix "Kensitas Flowers", postcard size, a selection of 5 complete with folders, and 2 without folders,

Lot: 119

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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J. Wix Kensitas Flowers, postcard size, a selection of 5 complete with folders, and 2 without folders, the two loose with light staining on reverse, others fine. All different. Scarce (7)

Accumulation in old album & loose with interest in cats & other animals, personalities including Churchill & Royalty

Lot: 120

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £44
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Accumulation in old album & loose with interest in cats & other animals, personalities including Churchill & Royalty, poster advert for Skippers Sardines, RPs of ships and trams, embossed greetings, etc. Mixed condition but mainly good to fine. (101)