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

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.