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
324B	John Speed	The Province of Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye described		1610	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
324C	John Speed	The Kingdom of Ireland Divided into Provinces and Counties dated 1610		1610	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
324D	Jodocus Hondius	MAP SOUTHERN PART IRELAND	Amsterdam	1631	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
324E	Petrus Kaerius and J Cloppenburg	COPPER ENGRAVING OF CARLOW		1632	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
324F		LA VILLE DE LIMERIK		1706	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
324G	William Hughes	GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS 1957;GEOLOGICAL NOTES ON IRELAND	Dublin	1876	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
324H		GALWAY BAY sea chart		1775	EUR 250.00 - 450.00	Unknown
324I	J J Bellin	MARINE / SEA CHART IRELAND	Paris	1757	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
324J		IRELAND EAST -Ulster and Leinster, detailed copper engraving with contemporary hand colour		1778	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
324K	Justus Perthes	MAP OF IRELAND		1852	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
325		St Mullins Fourth Annual Regatta & Gala Sunday		1947	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
326		Charles Gavan Duffy: A most unusual publication, detailing the reasons why Duffy should be rejected as a canditate in an upcoming election	Wexford	1852	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
327		Leahy's Tabulated English-Irish School Dictionary	Cork	circa 1981	EUR 60.00 - 90.00	Unknown
328	W. Haslam	The library handbook of genuine trade secrets and instructions for cleaning, repairing and restoring old manuscripts, engravings and books, as practised by the experts	London	nd. 1923	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
329		[original edition] A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Containing Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate, Market, Port Towns, Parishes, Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions		1837	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
330	Richard Lovett	Irish Pictures Drawn by Pen and Pencil	London	1888	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
331	H. F. McClintock	Old Irish & Highland Dress and that of the Isle of Man with chapters on pre-Norman dress as described in early Irish literature		1950	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
332		THE BANQUET OF DUN NA N-GEDH AND THE BATTLE OF MAGH RATH		1842	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
333	Henry Martin	STORIES OF IRISH LIFE	London	1878	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
334	Joseph R. Fisher	The End of the Irish Parliament	(London)	-1911	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
335		31st International Eucharistic Congress Pictorial Record: Saint Patrick-a fifteenth century memorial book		1932	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
336	Ei;een O'Faolain	Irish Interest: Children of the Salmon and other Irish Folktales		1965	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
337		Thesis: Patronage and Politics in Ireland 1714-1727		1714-1727	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
338	T M Healy	Irish Interest: The Planters Progress to which is appenended The Victims of 1915		1921	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
339	V T H and D R Delany	THE CANALS OF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND		1966	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	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.