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
475	J. M. Barrie	Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens		1906	EUR 160.00 - 200.00	EUR 200.00
476		Carolan: The Life, Times, and Music of an Irish Harper Donal O'Sullivan	London	1958	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 150.00
477		Lord Dunsany. Tales of War		1919	EUR 40.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
478	John O'Toole	The O'Tooles -Ancient Lords of Powerscourt Fertire and Imale		C. 1870	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 175.00
479	Lady Ferguson	Sir Samuel Ferguson in the Ireland of His Day	London	1896	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
480		Deutsche Lieder aus 7 Jahrhunderten: German Songs of seven centuries	Baile Atha Cliath, Dublin	1943	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
481	B. McCullough	The Shamrock or Erin Set Free	Chicago	C. 1910	EUR 60.00 - 90.00	EUR 43.75
482	Brown	Historical Ballad Poetry of Ireland by Brown		1912	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 106.25
483	Helen Allingham & E. Baumer Williams	Letters to William Allingham		1913	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
484	Lord Dunsany	The Travel Tales of Joseph Jorkens		1931	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	Not Sold
485	Fraser James	Guide Through Ireland	Dublin	1838	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
486		Francis MacManus, The Greatest of These, 1943		19-11-'43	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
487	Robin Flower	The Western Island or The Great Blasket		1945	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	EUR 81.25
488	Dorothy Macardle	Earthbound	Dublin	1924	EUR 360.00 - 420.00	Not Sold
489		Ireland on Ten Pounds	Sydney	1938	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 200.00
490	M.C. Ferguson	The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest		1861	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
491	Joseph Adams	The Angler's Guide to the Irish Fisheries by Joseph Adams 'Corrigeen'		1924	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
492	William Molyneux	The Case of Ireland Being Bound by Irish Parliament in England Stated	Dublin	1725	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 250.00
493	Patrick O'Connor	People Make Places. The Story of the Irish Palatines		early 18th century	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
494		The Fate and Fortunes of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and Rory O'Donel, Earl of Tyrconnel	Dublin	1868	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 50.00
495	P. W. Joyce	A Social History of Ancient Ireland, Treating of Government, Religion, Law, Art, Trade, Manners and Customs	Phoenix	1913	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 81.25
496	the Late Lombe Atthill	Recollections of an Irish Doctor	London	1911	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 162.50
497	Lord Dunsany	Tales of Wonder		1916	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
498	Henry Parnell, M. P.	A History of the Penal Laws against the Irish Catholics from Treaty of Limerick to the Union	Dublin	1808	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
499	Maryann Gialanna Valiulis	Almost a Rebellion. The Irish Army Mutiny of 1924		1985	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50

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.