Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc., 21826, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Col. Charles Hamilton Smith | The Natural History of The Human Species |
1848 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 502 | Scenes in Ireland C. 1835 |
1835 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 503 | L. Ritchie | Ireland Picturesque and Romantic |
1837 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 504 | Sir William Orpen | Stories of Old Ireland and Myself |
1924 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 505 | Maurice Craig. the Architecture of Ireland |
1982 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 506 | Guy St. John Williams & Francis P. Hyland | The Irish Derby 1866-1979 |
1866-1979 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 507 | G.M. Wright | Ireland Illustrated |
1831 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 | |
| 508 | J. Sterling Coyne & M. Willis | The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland |
C. 1835 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 509 | H. S. Altham & F. W. Swanton | A History of Cricket |
1948 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 510 | Oliver St. John Gogarty | Others To Adorn |
1938 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 511 | Sean O'Casey | Drums Under The Window |
1946 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 512 | W. A. O'Connor | History of the Irish People |
1886 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 513 | Thomas H. Mason | The Islands of Ireland |
1936 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 162.50 | |
| 514 | Sir Bernard Burke | Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin |
1858 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 325.00 | |
| 515 | John O'Hart | The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry |
1969 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 516 | W. F. Wakeman | The Tourists' Guide to Ireland |
Dublin | Circa 1870 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 517 | P. W. Joyce | The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places |
Dublin | Circa 1910 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 518 | Clarke, Prunty, Mark Hennessy editors | Surveying Ireland's Past |
2004 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 519 | The Ancient Castles of Ireland. Some Fortress Histories and Legends |
London | 1904 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 520 | J. N. Brewer | The Beauties of Ireland being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical and Biographical of each County |
London | 1825-1826 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 93.75 |
| 521 | Rev. Arthur O'Leary | Miscellaneous Tracts |
Dublin | 1781 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 522 | T. O'Neill Lane | Lane's English-Irish Dictionary [Focloir Bearla-Gaedhilge] compiled from most authentic sources |
1904 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 523 | Sir Francis Head | A Fortnight in Ireland |
London | 1852 | EUR 70.00 - 140.00 | EUR 106.25 |
| 524 | John O'Hart | Irish Pedigrees or Origin and Stem of Irish Nation |
Dublin | 1876 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 525 | Fagan | Ireland in the Stuart Papers 1719-1765 |
1995 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 43.75 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.