Purcell Auctioneers: Superb July 2026 Book Auction of c.580 Lots to include an Important Manuscript Book of Early Gaelic, Irish History Covering the 12th to the 21st Centuries, 1,000's of Vintage Irish Postcards etc. etc., 71526, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 15, 2026 - July 15, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329 | Adams Joseph; Laurie | The Angler's Guide to the Irish Fisheries; Fresh Water Fishing in Ireland |
n.d. | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 330 | Moloney Michael F. | Irish Ethno-Botany and Evolution of Medicine in Ireland |
1919 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 331 | Praeger Robert Lloyd | The Botanist in Ireland |
1934 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 332 | Praeger R. Lloyd | Some Irish Naturalists |
1949 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 333 | Brabazon; Wallop; Cooper William | The Deep Sea And Coast Fisheries Of Ireland |
Dublin; London; Derby | 1848 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 334 | Long A. W. | Irish Sport of Yesterday |
1923 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 335 | Parker Richard Dunscombe (c.1805-81) | Birds Of Ireland |
Belfast | 1984 | EUR 250.00 - 450.00 | Unknown |
| 336 | Sex Susan; Sayers Brendan | Ireland's Wild Orchids |
Belfast | 2004 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 337 | Sex Susan; Sayers Brendan | Ireland's Wild Orchids |
Belfast | 2004 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 337A | Fine Bindings |
N/A | EUR 150.00 - 350.00 | Unknown | ||
| 338 | Pogany Willy; Colum Padraic | The American Weekly; Irish Weekly Independent |
1941; 1934 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 339 | Catalogue of a large collection of books on Ireland |
New York | 1909 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 340 | The Protection of Your House Against Air Raids |
1940s | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 341 | Eliot T.S. | The Four Quartets |
London | 1941-1943 | EUR 140.00 - 180.00 | Unknown |
| 342 | Caprani Vincent | Vulgar verse & variations, rowdy rhymes & rec-im-itations |
Dublin | c1987 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 343 | Hutchinson Robert Hopwood | The Chronicles of Blackburn 1861-62 |
Blackburn | 1863 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 344 | 2 Books, including: Irish Linen |
Belfast | 1939; 1950 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 345 | Papal Visit to Ireland 1979 |
1979 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 346 | Trinnseach Sadb | The Irish Christmas |
Dublin | 1918 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 347 | Kennelly Brendan | The Visitor |
Dublin | 1978 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 348 | Yeats Jack B. | Modern Aspects of Irish Art |
Dublin | 1922 | EUR 100.00 - 180.00 | Unknown |
| 349 | Yeats Jack B | A Little Fleet |
C. 1903 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 350 | 2 Books, including: Catalogue of Historical exhibition at the Athenaeum |
Enniscorthy | 1938 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 351 | Vaughan Diana | Miss Diana Vaughan, Priestess of Lucifer |
Meath | 1904 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 352 | Gaiety Theatre Programme: Anna Livia |
1982 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
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