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
26	Valerie Barry	Historical, Genealogical, Architectural Notes on Houses of Kerry		1994	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 62.50
27	Tom Fox	Dingle down the Years collection of old photographs			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 125.00
28	Norman McCloskey	Parklight: Images of Killarney National Park		-2013	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
29	Foley; Corca Dhuibhne	Irish Traditional Step Dancing in North Kerry an analysis		1986	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
30	J Connelly and S Sourke	Kildare: Kildare Town-Reeling in the Memories DVD		1996	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
31	John Healy	Maynooth College : its centenary history, 1795-1895		1895	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 62.50
32	Jeremiah Newman	Maynooth and Georgian Ireland		1979 and 1983	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 137.50
33	Salvador Ryan and John-Paul Sheridan, editors	Kildare: We Remember Maynooth-A College Across Four Centuries		2020	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
34		The Earl of Mayo and W.B. Boulton	London	1913	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
35	Rev Martin Brenan	Kildare: Schools of Kildare & Leighlin AD 1775-1835		1935	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
36		The Marquis of Kildare	Dublin	1858	EUR 300.00 - 350.00	EUR 525.00
37	Jeremiah Newman	Kildare: Maynooth and Georgian ireland		1979	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
38	William Nolan, editor	Kilkenny-History and Society		1990	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 68.75
39	Rev P Birch, editor	Kilkenny: Saint Kieran's College Kilkenny		1951	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
40	O'PHELAN, John	Epitaphs on the Tombs in the Cathedral Church of St. Canice, Kilkenny ...	Dublin	1813	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
41	Feehan (John) Laois	An Environmental History	Stradbally	1983	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 350.00
42	Kevin V. Mulligan	Ballyfin, The Restoration of an Irish House & Demesne		2011	EUR 120.00 - 200.00	EUR 106.25
43	John Feehan	Laois An Environmental History		1983	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 118.75
44		Kildare: Nas na Riogh-From Poorhouse Road to the Fairy Flax		2001	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
45	J W H Carter	Laois: The Built Curiosities of Laois- Fifteen Tours		2012	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
46	Kevin Byrne	Laois: Just Another Town		2016	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
47	Risteard O Maolain	Laois: Athletics in Laois compiled		1956	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
48	Ciaran Reilly	Laois: Cappard- An Irish Country House & Estate		1993	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
49	Daniel Mccarthy	Clare: Ireland's Banner County- Clare from the fall of Parnell to the Great War 1890-1918		2002	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 43.75
50	Larry O' Loughlain	Laois: A Century of Rosenallis Parish 1900-1999		1999	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50

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.