Purcell Auctioneers: Fine August 2026 Book Auction of c.530 Lots to include Some Fine Early Books & Bindings, Antiquarian Books, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions of Irish Interest etc., 81226, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 12, 2026 - August 12, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheedy Kieran | The Clare Elections |
1993 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 2 | Clare Island Survey- Marine Ecology |
1915 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 81.25 | ||
| 3 | Madden; Power | 11 Books, including: Annals of the Poor |
1839-1851 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 4 | O’Dalaigh | 11 Books, including: Corporation Book of Ennis |
1834-1845 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 5 | MacMathuna Seosamh; McCarthy; O’Murchadha | 6 Books, including: Kilfarboy a history of a West Clare Parish |
c. 1970; 1800-1850 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 6 | Costello David | Milltown a History |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 93.75 | |
| 7 | Rynne; Silke; Murphy | 4 Books, including: The Cork Butter Market |
1770-1924 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 8 | Crowley | 5 Books, including: Atlas of Cork City |
1997 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 9 | Healy James | The Castles of County Cork |
Cork | 1988 | EUR 100.00 - 180.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 10 | O'Sullivan William; O'Brien William | The Economic History of Cork City; In Mallow |
1937; 1920 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 11 | Goldberg; Kelleher; Jennett; Lyons; Linehan; Coughlan | 9 Books, including: Jonathan Swift and Contemporary Cork |
Cork | 1919; 1982 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 81.25 |
| 12 | O’Donovan Derry | Ballinspittle and De Courcey Country |
Bray | 2002 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 |
| 13 | Harvey; White; Morgan; Silke | 6 Books, including: The Barracks |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 14 | Extracts from the Bye-Laws of the Dublin Cemeteries Committee |
1906 | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 15 | O'Connor Ulick; O'Sullivan Michael; O'Neill Bernardine | The Gresham Hotel 1865-1965; The Shelbourne and its People |
1965; 1999 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 16 | Dalton John | History of the County of Dublin |
Dublin | 1838 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 17 | Catalogue of contents of Malahide Castle |
1976 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 187.50 | ||
| 18 | Fitzpatrick William J | History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries |
Dublin | 1900 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 106.25 |
| 19 | Conlin Stephen; De Courcy John | 8 Books, including: Catalogue of Graduated 1591-1868 |
1591-1868; 1988 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 20 | The Orwell Fete |
Dublin | 1925 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 212.50 | |
| 21 | MacDonald William Russell | The Dublin Mail or Intercepted Correspondence |
821 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 106.25 | |
| 22 | Griffith John Purser | The Port of Dublin |
1901 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 175.00 | |
| 23 | De Dante; Findlater Alex | 11 Books, including: St Patrick's Cathedral |
1928; 1774-2001 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 24 | Lehane Brendan; O'Flaherty Louis | Dublin; Drumcondra and its Environs |
2009 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 25 | Simpson Anne | History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries; Blooming Dublin |
1900; 1991 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
