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
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499 | Java Head MACLEAN, Alistair (1922-1987) | South |
London | 1958 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 500 | O'Brian, Patrick | Reverse of the Medal |
London | 1986 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 501 | Muldoon, Paul |
Dublin | 1980 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 118.75 | |
| 502 | Edgar Allan Poe | Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour; and Poems |
London | 1852 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 503 | J.M. Barrie | (Vintage Children's Fiction) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
circa 1910 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 504 | BROWN, Dee | Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee - An Indian History of the American West |
London | 1970 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 505 | WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900) | The Happy Prince and Other Tales |
London | 1888 | EUR 800.00 - 1,600.00 | Not Sold |
| 506 | The Song of Hiawatha |
London | 1855 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 507 | George Russell | 'AE'. The National Being |
Dublin | 1916 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 508 | Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green |
1965 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 509 | Maeve Binchy | Maeve Binchy/Deirdre Purcell: Tara Road |
1998 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 510 | Roddy Doyle/Sebastian Barry/Jeffrey Archer | Two More Pints |
2014 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 511 | Sally Rooney |
2020 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 125.00 | ||
| 512 | James Joyce | Irish Interest: Ulysses |
1949 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 513 | R. Nisbet | Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales Bain |
London | 1894 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 |
| 514 | Michael O'Riordan | Connolly Column |
1979 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 515 | Foe | (Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee, Five First Editions. First Prints) |
1986 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 516 | Brendan Behan | Borstal Boy |
1958 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 517 | Francis Stuart | Black List, Section H |
1971 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 518 | James Joyce | Ulysses |
LONDON | 1998 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 81.25 |
| 519 | Jennifer Johnston | The Gates |
1973 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 520 | Paul Muldoon | Maggot |
2010 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 521 | Desmond Hogan | The Ikon Maker |
EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 522 | John O'Donohue | Publications: 1. Eternal Echoes: Exploring our hunger to belong |
-1998 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 523 | Garda Information Annual |
1977 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.")
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