Purcell Auctioneers: Auction, Comprising a Portion of the Library of the Late Kenneth Nicholls (Historian and Irish Academic at UCC) From Templemartin, Co. Cork) and Other Clients, 100825, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025

Page Size: 578 items in 24 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		The Banner		1963	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 75.00
2	P. Gaynor	Cameos of historic Clare: Duthaighe Dail gCais : in Dalcassian territory		1932	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
3	Thomas J. Westropp	A Folk-Lore Survey of Clare (Folklore)	London	1912	EUR 550.00 - 650.00	EUR 475.00
4		Archaeological Inventory of County of Cork	East & South Cork	1994	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 125.00
5	Anna Maria Hajba	The Houses of Cork Vol 1		2002	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 125.00
6	John O' donovan. Edited	The Martyrology Of Donegal: A Calendar Of The Saints Of Ireland		1864	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 93.75
7	John D'Alton	The History of the County of Dublin		1838	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 125.00
8	J J Webb	Irish Interest: Industrial Dublin Since 1698 & The Silk Industry in Dublin		1913	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 81.25
9		Cork: Patrick Street Cork 1920			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
10		Coloured Print of College Green, Titled 'College Green of To-Day, An Evening Scene'			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
11		Dublin: Glasnevin Cementary		1915	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
12	J W de Courcy	Dublin Interest: The Liffey In Dublin		1996	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
13	George Faulkner	The standing rules and orders of the commons of the Common Council of the city Dublin : to which is prefixed a list of aldermen, sheriffs, and commons	City of Dublin	1832	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
14	J. T. Gilbert	A History Of The City Of Dublin		1859	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
15	Sean Spellissy	The Fanore School Case by Joe Queally		1999	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 68.75
16	Ethel Mannin	Connemara Journal		1947	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 350.00
17		Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest: Being Notes on Achill Island, Cashel, Cleggan etc.	London	1906	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 87.50
18	John G. Augustus	The History, Architecture, and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St Canice, Kilkenny Rev. James Graves		1857	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
19		Statistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny	Dublin	1802	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 325.00
20	Isaac Weld, Esq.	Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country	London	1807	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 212.50
21	William Laffan	Abbey Leix: An Irish Home and its demesne		2017	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 100.00
22	Paul D. Fennell	The Fennells of Manister, County Limerick		2000	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 75.00
23	John D'Alton	The History of Drogheda with its environs and an introductory memoir of the Dublin and Drogheda railway			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50
24	T.M. O'Flynn	History of Leitrim		2013	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50
25	L.S. Gogan	The Ardagh chalice: a description of ministral chalice found at Ardagh in Limerick in 1868 with a note on its traditional conformity to the Holy Grail of legend and story		1932	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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