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
101	Sam Fleming	Donegal: Letterkenny Past and Present by Sam Fleming; Welcome to Bundoran		1981	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 150.00
102	J. Davison Cowan,	(Ulster, County Down Interest) An Ancient Irish Parish, past and present being the parish of Donaghmore County Down -		1914	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
103	Murphy and Roulston eds	Fermanagh History and Society		2004	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 87.50
104	Kenneth McNally --	the narrow streets,		1972	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
105	Olga Bonaparte-Wyse	Irish Interest: Breifny Antiquarian and Historical Society Journal 1927; The Issue of Bonaparte-Wyse- Waterford's Imperial Relations		2004	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
106	Dillon and Jefferies eds	Tyrone History and Society		2000	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 93.75
107	introduction by John Cole	Ulster: Downhill-A Scrapbook of People and Place		1996	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
108	Pat Nolan	GAA Wexford: The History of GAA in New Ross & Wexford's Glorious Hurling Years			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
109	Larry Byrne	GAA Wexford: St Mary's (Rosslare) GAA Club-No Hiding Place , An Unusual Club History		2022	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
110	Tim Horgan	GAA Cork: Cork's Hurling Story		2010	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
111	Sean Murphy.	Come on Ahane 'the Spuds are Boiling'.		2001	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
112		GAA Donegal: The Book of Donegal GAA Facts		2014 and 2020	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
113	Conor Curran	GAA Donegal: Fenagh- The GAA Story; Sport in Donegal A History		2010	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
114	James Laffey	GAA Mayo: The Road to 51- The making of Mayo Football		2011	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
115		GAA: Collection of County Football Programmes from the 1980's (22)		1980's	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
116	Tony Wall.	Hurling.	Dublin.	1965	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
117		GAA: Feile na nGael Programmes from the 1970's and 80's (12)		1970's and 80's	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 112.50
118		GAA: Collection of County GAA programmes from the 1970's. Including Leinster and Munster Ball Finals c 80		1970's.	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,687.50
119		GAA: Collection of GAA Hurling and Football County Programmes from the 1960's,		1960's	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 1,937.50
120		GAA: Gaelic World- The Official GAA Monthly Magazine since 1979. 29 issues earliest 1979, latest 2004. Not consecutive		1979-2004.	EUR 40.00 - 81.00	Not Sold
121		GAA Donegal: History of the GAA in the Parish of Ardara 1921-2003.			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 43.75
122	Peter Keogh	Wicklow: Gateway to Glory- A GAA Story Rathdangan/Kiltegan 1886-1996		1997	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
123		Charles Mulqueen - Limerick's Rugby History, Privately Published, Limerick		1978	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	EUR 37.50
124		GAA: GAA Digest magazine 1948 X 2. 1949 and 1950; Gaelic Star Magazine '86 X 1 issue plus others (8)			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
125	Conor Phelan	GAA Waterford: Waterford Institute of Technolgy GAA Club History 1981-2006		2007	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 325.00

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.