Purcell Auctioneers: C.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, Maps, Irish Literature & Poetry, Local Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest,GAA Programmes & Books , 12126, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 21, 2026 - January 21, 2026

Page Size: 601 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
251	Padraig O'Farrell.	Who's who in the Irish war of Independence 1916-1921		1980	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
252	Gerry Adams	Irish Nationalism: Gerry Adams- Before The dawn		1996	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
253	Le Roux, Louis N.	Tom Clarke and the Irish Freedom Movement.		1936	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
254		(Eamon de Valera. related). Commemorating Eamon Da Valera 1882 -- 1982, de Valera and Bruree. DEV his life & times -- Padraig O'Cleirigh, DEV -- G.P.Gallivan. ...			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
255	Thomas Cloney	Wexford Interest: A Personal Narrative of 1798		1832	EUR 120.00 - 160.00	EUR 237.50
256	The Earl of Longford and Thomas P O' Neill,	Eamon De Valera: Eamon De Valera		1970	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 62.50
257	Alice L. Milligan,	Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone	Belfast	1898	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 56.25
258		The Spirit of Freedom: Bobby Sands Commemoration School Prize Essay by the Bobby Sands Commemoration		1983	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
259		(Republican Ephemera) Victory to the IRA, published circa 1971. Remember Bloody Sunday, published 1974.			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 237.50
260	Seamus Heaney and Barry Flanagan.	The Names of The Hares.			EUR 600.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,875.00
261		A collection of Swiss topographical engravings		1820	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 175.00
262	Irish Artist W.C. Mills. Walter Charles Mills)	POPE PIUS X	Dublin and London		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
263	Pablo Picasso	Pablo Picasso Adam International Review No. 322-23-24		1967	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 150.00
264		IRISHWOMEN CHAINS OR CHANGE, (Irish Women's Liberation Movement (IWLM)) Group's manifesto.	Dublin	1971	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 1,875.00
265		[Christmas in Maiden Street, Early Work Michael Hartnett] The Annual Observer 1979.		1979	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
266	Jim Fitzpatrick	Jim Fitzpatrick Celtic Art Calendar 1998. Real Ireland, Jim Fitzpatrick		1998	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
267	Mairtin O Direain	Clochadoir,		1974	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 100.00
268	James McKenna --	SONG. Produced in 1972		1972	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 125.00
269		Diarmuid O Donnabain Rosa 1831-1915. Souvenir Booklet		2015	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 62.50
270		Muintir Wolfe Tone - Fo -cloiste na Gaeilge - A press release and other items of ephemera relating to the drive to provide free school books for Irish schools , May 1968.		1968	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
271		Austin Stack: Archive of letters including one written in Kilmainham Gaol dated 19th June 1916.		1916	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 2,500.00
272	Michael & Sarah Longley.	Dragonfly. Limited Edition No.28 of 75 Numbered Copies, A six line poem		2021	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 75.00
273	Armitage, Simon.	In Memory of Water. 2022. A set of broadsheets together with a title sheet SIGNED			EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 50.00
274		Christies catalogue of the contents of Birr Castle 7/8 October 1981. Illustrated. Scarce and Christies catalogue of Lisnacran, Dun Laoghaire. 2nd May		1987	EUR 70.00 - 100.00	EUR 125.00
275		McCormack Fine Art. Auction catalogue re contents of 24 Wellington Rd., Ballsbridge on 28th May 1991			EUR 40.00 - 50.00	Not Sold

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.