Purcell Auctioneers: c.615 Lot Auction - to include Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions including Siged Seamus Heaney, Early Marvel Comics (Spiderman, Wolverine etc.), Republican Interest, GAA Interest, Antiquarian etc. , 121025, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025

Page Size: 617 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
350	An soisgeal do reir Naoimh Lucais (J. Goodman and J.E.H. Murphy)	An soisgeal do reir Naoimh Lucais. (The Gospel according to Saint Luke)		1886	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 162.50
351		Autographs: A collection of Autogrphs that include The original members of The Dubliners, Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, John Sheehan and Ciaran Bourke			EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
352		Collection of British First day Covers			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
353	sweetheart C	Scarce illustrated post card of a British soldier writing a card to his wife/sweetheart		1915	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 325.00
354		PostCards: Irish International Exhibition	Dublin	1907	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 400.00
355		PostCards Dublin: Collection of Black & White/Colour postcards depicting scenes such as Kingstown Harbour from Royal Marine Hotel, Pavilion Gardens, Kingstown, Howth, Greystones Beach and Bray Head plus 15 others		early 1900's	EUR 100.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
356		Postcards Wicklow: A collection of Black& White/Colour postcards depicting scenes such as Entrance to Brittas Bay, Enniskerry with Sugarloaf Mountains in Background, Wicklow from N W, Bay and Harbour, Wicklow from West		1940's -1970's	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
357		Postcards Tipperary: A collection of mainly Black & White postcards depicting scenes such as Church St, General View of Rock of Cashel, Aherlow Castle, Manchester Martyrs, The Palace Cashel, West Gate from E Clonmel plus 17 others		1940's -1970's	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
358		Postcards: Collection of Irish interest postcards from the early to mid 1900's			EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 50.00
359		Cathedral Church of the Holy and undivided Trinity in Waterford: Two plates		18th Century	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
360	Thomas Sherrard	[rare Irish map] A Survey of the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, , Dublin, belonging to The Dublin Society		1800	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
361	John Speed	Original coloured map of the province of Countie of Leinster dated 1610		1610	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,125.00
362		3 Maps for the Municipal Boundaries Commission (Ireland)		1880	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
363		Hayden Murphy: 'Here'			EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 100.00
364		Three Stoney Road Press Broadsides on the Theme of Hope published in 2016			EUR 300.00 - 450.00	EUR 475.00
365	Neil McCafferty	Linewords - Broadside	Dublin	1981	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 56.25
366		Dublin Edition of 1911: Street Maps Surveyed in 1837		1837	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 87.50
367		Estate of F Hastings Toone, Esq of Ballincor		1845	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,750.00
368	Douglas Hyde	Print of this renowned Irish man		1938	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
369		Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook		1916	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 87.50
370	Marianne Gallagherndj	A Ballylanders Rebel. Liam Manahan 1916		Circa 1940	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
371	David Neligan	The Spy in the Castle	London	1968	EUR 180.00 - 220.00	EUR 350.00
372	John O'Leary	Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism	London	1896	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 125.00
373	Padraig de Burca and John F. Boyle	Free State Or Republic? Pen Pictures Of The Historic Treaty Session Of Dail Eireann	London	1922	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
374	Edited by Desmond Ryan	James Connolly, Labour and Easter Week 1916		1966	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.