Trafford Books

Auction No 381, Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT

252 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Sylvia Townsend Warner "A Moral Ending", William Jackson, 1931, signed by the author, No.135 of 550,

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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Sylvia Townsend Warner A Moral Ending, William Jackson, 1931, signed by the author, No.135 of 550, and four others in the William Jackson ‘Furnival’ series including works by David Garnett and Liam O’Flaherty, all signed; together with 5 others including Walter F. Mieville The Family of Mieville, 1902, boards detached. Mainly VG (10)

Gore Vidal "Palimpsest: A Memoir", Andre Deutsch, 1995, 1st Edn in complete d/jkt, signed by the author on title page.

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
UNSOLD
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Gore Vidal Palimpsest: A Memoir, Andre Deutsch, 1995, 1st Edn in complete d/jkt, signed by the author on title page. Fine

Bus & Coach leaflets and pamphlets 1950s to 2000s, many announcing new services or timetable changes,

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £135
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Bus & Coach leaflets and pamphlets 1950s to 2000s, many announcing new services or timetable changes, others advertising tours and excursions; countrywide. In carton. 5.4 kilos. Fair to fine. (Large qty) 

Shipping photographs from PC size to 8 x 10”, 1920s to modern, plus some coloured art types;

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £70
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Shipping photographs from PC size to 8 x 10”, 1920s to modern, plus some coloured art types; largely mercantile and passenger vessels, British & Foreign. Most are VG quality. Includes company officials. Mostly VG/VF (163)  [See also Postcard section]                                

Foreign Tram & Rail history & nostalgia, plus some maritime, mainly softback publications

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Foreign Tram & Rail history & nostalgia, plus some maritime, mainly softback publications 1960s to 2000s, many large format; also few related journals. Much Europe and USA noted. Good to VF (50)

Chiefly Foreign transport leaflets, pamphlets, soft-back histories, timetables, excursions publicity, etc,

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Chiefly Foreign transport leaflets, pamphlets, soft-back histories, timetables, excursions publicity, etc, 1950s to 2000s, wide variety, good to VF (abt. 140). Also modern PPCs and photos.

Carton containing London Transport Bus Maps (19) 1947-68; Tram & Trolleybus maps (4) 1936-50;

Lot: 7

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Carton containing London Transport Bus Maps (19) 1947-68; Tram & Trolleybus Maps (4) 1936-50; GWR Timetable 1947; and Railway Instruction manuals etc (12) from 1928 in mixed condition. (39 items)

Bus & Coach photos 1950s/70s, all b/w, PC size, chiefly Southdown and Timpson’s, all fine close-ups,

Lot: 8

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Bus & Coach photos 1950s/70s, all b/w, PC size, chiefly Southdown and Timpson’s, all fine close-ups, largely single-decker. Fine (37)

Manchester Corporation Transport Tram and Motor Bus Ticket dispenser, complete with two rows of tickets

Lot: 9

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Manchester Corporation Transport Tram and Motor Bus Ticket dispenser, complete with two rows of tickets to 1s3d of varying quantity, some used, 14” in length. Good condition

Godfrey Phillips "Our Dogs" 1939 (16 of 30), P size, and Special Jubilee Issue (11 of 12), P size;

Lot: 10

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Godfrey Phillips Our Dogs 1939 (16 of 30), P size, and Special Jubilee Issue (11 of 12), P size; most with fox marks on reverse o/w VG/Fine

Topographical & subject mix including 1940s Aircraft by Valentine’s (99), Greetings including better embossed,

Lot: 11

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £72
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Topographical & subject mix including 1940s Aircraft by Valentine’s (99), Greetings including better embossed, pretty ladies, WWI sentiment, GB & Foreign views including street scenes, Shakespeare fantasy head, Large Letter types, art topography, etc. Mixed condition. (abt.600)

British & Foreign topographical and subject mix with interest in ships, greetings, pretty ladies, comic,

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £52
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British & Foreign topographical and subject mix with interest in ships, greetings, pretty ladies, comic, family photos, fantasy heads (3), military, various views. Poor to fine. (abt.620)

Foreign Port and Harbour scenes, inland waterways etc with many RPs; mostly European especially Scandinavia,

Lot: 13

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Foreign Port and Harbour scenes, inland waterways etc with many RPs; mostly European especially Scandinavia, France, Holland, plus some Australia & others. VG/VF (123)

Ports, Harbours, inland waterways and other maritime, all British Isles including 93 RPs; good variety of locations.

Lot: 14

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £110
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Ports, Harbours, inland waterways and other maritime, all British Isles including 93 RPs; good variety of locations. Many feature coastal steamers, ferries, merchant ships etc. Good to VF (134)

Foreign topography, mostly featuring ports & harbours, inland waterways etc, many featuring ships,

Lot: 15

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
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Foreign topography, mostly featuring ports & harbours, inland waterways etc, many featuring ships, with chief interest in Western Europe especially Scandinavia, plus North America & others. Mostly printed types but with some good RPs. Varied condition. (197)

UK topography including useful Scotland; mostly harbour, estuary & coastal scenes, many featuring ships etc;

Lot: 16

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £64
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UK topography including useful Scotland; mostly harbour, estuary & coastal scenes, many featuring ships etc; mostly printed types but including few better RPs. Varied condition. (129)   

Mostly UK Topography and largely coastal/maritime scenes with ports, harbours, piers etc, many showing shipping,

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
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Mostly UK Topography and largely coastal/maritime scenes with ports, harbours, piers etc, many showing shipping, largely English counties. Some RPs but mostly printed types. Fair to fine. (159)

Foreign topography, mostly pre-1940, worldwide, mainly coastal scenes featuring ports, jetties, harbours etc,

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £160
SOLD £240
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Foreign topography, mostly pre-1940, worldwide, mainly coastal scenes featuring ports, jetties, harbours etc, many featuring shipping; includes uncommon locations, e.g. Sarawak, Philippines, Faroes, Tanganyika, but the majority are Western European plus Australia & North America. Includes some RPs. Many useful items.  Mainly good to VF (421)

Foreign pre-1945 selection, mostly European, including view of Bakou (Russia), Ostende-Dover steamer 1923,

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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Foreign pre-1945 selection, mostly European, including view of Bakou (Russia), Ostende-Dover steamer 1923, German occupied Alsace 1914, Austrian stamp card 1910, De Gaulle at Brazzaville 1940, King Nicholas of Montenegro with children, village scenes, etc. Good to VF (43)

Selection including Curragh Camp 1913, RP Bowling Green at Wairoa (New Zealand) 1907, RP Ashton Market Hall 1908,

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Jan 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £36 - £46
SOLD £40
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Selection including Curragh Camp 1913, RP Bowling Green at Wairoa (New Zealand) 1907, RP Ashton Market Hall 1908, various War Memorials (10 RPs), etc. Fair to VF (22)