Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Irish Local Histories with a Special Section on Kilkenny and Graiguenamanagh in Particular, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, Significant GAA Programmes etc. , 31126, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 11, 2026 - March 11, 2026

Page Size: 602 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
251	Thomas Hibernicus (Thomas of Ireland)	FLORES SACRORVM BIBLIORVM	Latin	1662	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
252	E Cant Wall	IRELAND UNDER THE LAND ACT		1882	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
253		Paddiana or Scraps and Sketches of Irish Life	London	1847	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
254	Sir William Temple	OBSERVATIONS UPON THE UNITED PROVINCES OF THE NETHERLANDS	London	1673	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Unknown
255		Seventh Annual Report of The Poor Law Commissioners		1841	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
256	Moritz J Bonn	MODERN IRELAND AND HER AGRARIAN PROBLEM		1906	EUR 100.00 - 160.00	Unknown
257	Alex Stephens	MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE john philpot curran		1817	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
258	Cecil Woodham Smith	THE GREAT HUNGER	London	1962	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
259		TRANSACTIONS OF THE CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS DURING THE FAMINE IN 1846 1847		1852	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
260	John Hamilton Donegal	SIXTY YEARS AS AN IRISH LANDLORD	London	circa 1894	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
261	Sir John Pope Hennessy	SIR WALTER RALEGH IN IRELAND		1883	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
262	Rev Joseph Darcy Sirr	A MEMOIR OF POWER LE POER TRENCH		1845	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
263		Anon. The State of The Protestants of Ireland Under the Late King James's Government		1692	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
264	J. Forbes	Memorandums Made in Ireland in the Autumn of 1852		1853	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	Unknown
265	Frances A. Gerrard	Some Fair Hibernians		1897	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
266	Charles French Blake-Forster	The Irish Chieftain or A Struggle For The Crown	Dublin	1872	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
267	Patrick Moran, Cardinal of Australia	Bound in attractive Maynooth half-leather binding. Historical Sketch of the Persecutions Suffered by Catholics of Ireland, Under Rule of Cromwell and the Puritans		1907	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
268	anon	THE IRISH PEASANT		1892	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
269	Samuel Madden	Reflections and Resolutions Proper for the Men of Ireland as to their Conduct for the Service of their Duty	Dublin	1816	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
270	C C Vyvan	ON TIMELESS SHORES JOURNEYS IN IRELAND	London	1957	EUR 120.00 - 200.00	Unknown
271		THE NEW FEMALE INSTRUCTOR OR YOUNG WOMANS GUIDE TO DOMESTIC HAPPINESS	London	1836	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
272	William John Fitzpatrick	Secret Service under Pitt		1892	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
273	J W Seigne	IRISH BOGS ,SPORTS AND COUNTRY LIFE IN THE IRISH FREE STATE		1928	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
274		PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LIFE AND TIMES VALENTINE LORD CLONCURRY		1849	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
275	John Cooke, editor	THE DUBLIN BOOK OF IRISH VERSE		1909	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown

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.