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
51	Prof. Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven	Irish Manuscripts Commission: Liber Primus Kilkenniensis (1931), and translation into English		-1961	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
52		1881 Irish National Land League membership card		1881	EUR 150.00 - 300.00	Unknown
53		Kilkenny People Newspaper: Bound volume of the paper for the year 1921		1921	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
54	Pope Pius XII	Gowran County Kilkenny		29th November 1956	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
55	John Bradley	Kilkenny: St Mary's Cathedral Kilkenny Centenary Souvenir , 1947 brochure		2003	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
56	Paris Anderson	Kilkenny: Nooks and Corners of the County Kilkenny		1914	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
57	Patrick O'Leary	Kilkenny: St Mullins Illustrated	Graig-Na-Managh	1913	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
58		Feis, Kilkenny		1928	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
59	Catherine Vesey	Laois: Abbey Leix-Home of the Viscount De Vesci with drawings		c1960's	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
60		Limerick a flourishing city		1991	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
61	Patrick O'Connor	Exploring Limerick's Past. Historical Geography of Urban Development		2004	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
62	Kevin Hannan	Limerick Historical Reflections		1996	EUR 60.00 - 90.00	Unknown
63	Edward Thomas Bishop of Limerick	Limerick: Pastoral Letter to the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese pf Limerick		1917	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
64	Mainchin Seoighe	The Story of Kilmallock		1987	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
65	Thomas Toomey	The War of Independence in Limerick		2010	EUR 60.00 - 90.00	Unknown
66	Rev J MacCaffrey, editor	THE BLACK BOOK OF LIMERICK		1907	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
67	Rev James Dowd	ROUND ABOUT THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK		1896	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
68	Mainchin Seoighe	Portrait of Limerick		1982	EUR 70.00 - 120.00	Unknown
69		Illustrated Guide to City of Limerick and Antiquities in its Neighbourhood including Clare. Thomas J. Westropp etc.		1916	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
70	Martin O'Brien	James David Bourchier the history of the Bulgarian national hero born in Limerick		2020	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
71	Rev John Begley	Limerick: The Diocese of Limerick Ancient and Medieval		1906	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
72		Paddy Egan "Mo Sceal Fein" 10 Years on		140 BC	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
73	Geroid O'Brien	Longford/Westmeath/Roscommon: St Mary's Parish Church, Athlone		1989	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
74	(Aidan Robinson)	Town of Drogheda: Ancient Drogheda		-1994	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
75		Co. Louth Interest: Archaeological Inventory of County Louth		-1986	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	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.