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
51	Irwin, O Tuathaigh and Potter eds	Limerick History and Society		2009	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
52	Mainchin Seoighe.	The Story of Kilmallock		1987	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
53		Village by Shannon. Story of Castleconnell and its Hinterland.		1991	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
54	Gerard Curtin.	Recollections of our Native Valley. History of Loughill-Ballyhahill		1996	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
55	Sean Spellissy	Limerick/Kerry:Limerick The Rich Land		1989	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
56		Set of The Old Limerick Journal Special Editions. Barrington's Edition.		1988	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
57	Moran and O Muraile eds	Mayo History and Society		2014	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
58	Shane.	Mayo and the West of Ireland. Tales of Donegal Coast and Island		1921	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
59	Rev James Greer -	The Windings of the Moy with Skreen and Tireragh	Dublin,	1924	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
60	John C Mcternan	Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo/Donegal: Memory Harbour-The Port of Sligo		1992	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
61	Anthony Cogan	Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modern 3 vols		1992	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
62	Michael J O'Kelly	Meath: Newgrange- Archaeology, Art and Legend			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
63	Robert R. Callary,	Loughcrew Carns, Oldcastle, Meath an Ancient Pagan Cemetery		1926	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
64	Nolan and O'Neill eds	Offaly History and Society		1998	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
65	Gleeson, Rev John	History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory of Ancient Ormond	Kilkenny	1982	EUR 120.00 - 240.00	Unknown
66	John Feehan and Alison Rosse.	Birr: An Atlas Of Birr			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
67		Sligo and its Surroundings -- Tadhg Kilgallon, published 1932. In The Shadow of Benbulben -- Joe McGowan, published 1993....			EUR 50.00 - 70.00	Unknown
68		Mina Lenox-Conyngham. an Old Ulster House..		1946	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
69	Nolan and McGrath eds	Tipperary History and Society		1985	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
70	Denise Maher	Irish Interest: Medieval Grave Slabs of County Tipperary 1200-1600 A D		1997	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
71		Tipperary Historical Journal 1997		1993	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
72	W. P. Ryan	The Heart of Tipperary. A Romance of the Land League	London,	1893	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
73	Walsh.	History of Templemore and its Environs		1991	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
74	R. J. Kelly.	C. J. Kickham Patriot and Poet a Memoir		1914	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
75	James Maher --	Romantic Slievenamon,	Co Tipperary	1954	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.