Trafford Books

Auction No 353, Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST

257 Lots (displaying 121 - 140)

"Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" (Charlton Comics) 1955, 23 identical copies

Lot: 121

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (Charlton Comics) 1955, a promotional comic issued by Heinz Foods, USA, based on the Buster Crabbe TV character. A wholesale stock of 23 identical issues. 

Charles Dickens "Master Humphrey's Clock", Chapman & Hall, 1840-41, three volumes, First Edition in book form

Lot: 122

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £90
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Charles Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock, Chapman & Hall, 1840-41, three volumes, First Edition in book form, original gilt brown cloth, with hands on clock pointing to volume numbers; backstrips frayed and near detached, neat ownership inscriptions top of title pages, later bookplates of Euphemia Davidson dated 1892; some minor scattered fox marks and upper right corner of title page of Vol.II torn away, otherwise VG internally. 

"The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray" Smith Elder, 1891-1892, set of 13 volumes

Lot: 123

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Smith Elder, 1891-1892, set of 13 volumes, octavo, half leather over marbled boards, green title labels, gilt; some wear to top of spines of a few volumes otherwise a VG set. (13)

Washington Irving "Rip Van Winkle" Heinemann 1905, illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Lot: 124

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £88
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Washington Irving Rip Van Winkle, Heinemann, 1905, 2nd Impression, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, complete with 51 tissue-guarded plates; some wear to top & foot of spine, foxing to text and tissue-guards, the plates fine. 

Ralph Hodgson "The Skylark and other Poems" Colin Fenton, 1958, quarto, gilt cloth, fine, No.310 of 350, signed by illustrator

Lot: 125

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £30
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Ralph Hodgson The Skylark and other Poems Colin Fenton, 1958, quarto, gilt cloth, fine, No.310 of 350, signed by illustrator Reynolds Stone; and Ralph Hodgson's Poems, Macmillan, 1917, 1st Edition. (2)

"To-Day" Holbrook Jackson, London, a collection of 46 issues from December 1917 to December 1923

Lot: 126

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £48
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To-Day Holbrook Jackson, London, a collection of 46 issues from December 1917 to December 1923, including a few duplicates, all with original wraps showing peripheral wear, the spines mostly intact, internally VG. (46)

Thomas Ingoldsby "The Ingoldsby Legends", Heinemann, 1913, illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Lot: 127

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  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
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Thomas Ingoldsby The Ingoldsby Legends, Heinemann, 1913, original gilt cloth, spine somewhat faded otherwise good; illustrated by Arthur Rackham, the colour plates complete; frontispiece creased, the 23 other tipped-in plates fine; some scattered foxing.

Folio Society publications including 3-volume Oscar Wilde set, all in slip-cases

Lot: 128

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  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £28
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Folio Society publications including 3-volume Oscar Wilde set, all in slip-cases; fine condition but some slipcases with faults or marked. No internal inscriptions. (17)

Folio Society publications all in slip-cases. Very Good to Fine selection. (14)

Lot: 129

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Folio Society publications all in slip-cases. Very Good to Fine selection. (14)

Mixed books in 2 boxes including Folio Society publications (10), and Fox-Davies "Heraldry" in d/w

Lot: 130

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  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Mixed books in 2 boxes including Folio Society publications (10), and Fox-Davies "Heraldry" in d/w. Varied condition. (29)

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

Lot: 131

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  • Est: £50 - £60
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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)

Football Programmes 1970s & 1980s, all Cup Semi-Finals and all featuring Liverpool

Lot: 132

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  • Est: £20 - £30
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Football Programmes 1970s & 1980s, all Cup Semi-Finals and all featuring Liverpool. Also 7 issues of Anfield Review, a Charity Shield programme, and another. (26)

Early 19th Century to modern selection including "We Happy Few: An Anthology by Owen Rutter" 1946, Golden Cockerel Press

Lot: 133

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £68
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Early 19th Century to modern selection including We Happy Few: An Anthology by Owen Rutter 1946, Golden Cockerel Press, No. 242 of 750; The Allies' Fairy Book, Heinemann [1918], 12 colour plates by Arthur Rackham; Gwynedd Rae Mary Plain and the Twins, 1952, 1st Edn; W.C.Williamson Sketches of Fallowfield and the Surrounding Manors, John Heywood, 1888, with 3 Maps; and others. (20)

Various including Llewellyn Jewitt "The Descriptive hand-Book of English Coins" 1879, with plates

Lot: 134

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £60
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Various including Llewellyn Jewitt The Descriptive Hand-Book of English Coins 1879, with plates; 19th Century political pamphlets including Gladstone's Blunders with cartoons, and 1871 concerning the Franco-Prussian War (3 different); Fabian Society pamphlets; sundry ephemera including attractive 1905 Norddeutscher Lloyd chromo menu; etc. (Qty.)

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

Lot: 135

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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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). 

Shoebox of "L" and "X" size odds & few part-sets, neatly sorted into titles with interest in Ardath, B.A.T., Wix, and Player

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £90
SOLD £66
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Shoebox of "L" and "X" size odds & few part-sets, neatly sorted into titles with interest in Ardath, B.A.T., Wix, and Player; some better titles noted and generally good to VF. STC (Murray 2009) £1644

Shoebox of part-sets and odds with some scarcer titles including Teofani "Ships and Their Flags" (65)

Lot: 137

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £90
SOLD £50
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Shoebox of part-sets and odds with some scarcer titles including Teofani Ships and Their Flags (65), Hill Nautical Songs (68) and Wireless Telegraphy (47); Boguslavsky Sports Records (53), Wills Allied Army Leaders (72) and Signalling (56); Phillips Bird Paintings (37) and Chivalry (42); and various others. Varied condition but many good to VF. STC £1677 (Murray 2009)

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

Lot: 138

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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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). 

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

Lot: 139

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
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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)

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

Lot: 140

  • Auction Date: Wed 26th Aug 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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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)