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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Boyle Robert | A Treatise of The Art of War |
1677 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 227 | Traynor Oscar; Ripley Howard; Moodie Bob; Gaylor John | 6 Books, including: Defence Force Regulations Training Regulations No.23 |
1942; 1954; 2002; 1995 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 228 | Collection of Framed and Galzed plates and images |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 229 | Dore Gustave | The Holy Bible |
London; New York | ND (1867) | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 50.00 |
| 230 | Collection of Irish first day covers |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | ||
| 231 | 3 separate collection of Irish First day Covers |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 81.25 | ||
| 233 | Wright Thomas | St. Patrick's Purgatory |
1843 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 234 | Ainsworth Henry; Norris | The Old Orthodox Foundation of Religion; Reflections upon the conduct of human life |
London; Dublin | 1653; 1808 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 |
| 235 | Original diary of an unidentified Irish nationalist |
1903 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 93.75 | ||
| 236 | World War 2 Propaganda Cards |
1942 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 62.50 | ||
| 237 | De Vere Stephen | Original manuscript material by Stephen De Vere |
1870-1872 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 238 | Lehane C | Ireland’s Burden under British Boards |
Dublin | 1905 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 239 | Irish Curiosities |
Dublin | circa 1920 | EUR 100.00 - 160.00 | EUR 81.25 | |
| 240 | Kearney Frederick | Industry and false pride |
Dublin | [1858] | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 241 | Bodkin Thomas | The Place of the Fine Arts in the University; A Guide to Caper |
1955; 1945 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 242 | National Agricultural and Industrial Development Association Flyers |
early 1930's | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 243 | Miller Henry | MONEY and How it Gets That Way |
Paris | 1938 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 137.50 |
| 244 | The Rising of The Moon |
1957 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 | ||
| 245 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People |
1959 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 200.00 | ||
| 246 | Rivers Elizabeth;Le Brocquy Louis | 4 Books, including: Elizabeth Rivers 1903-1964 |
Dublin;Belfast | 1989;1993 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 247 | Yeats Anne | Pictures; Anne Yeats - Retrospective Exhibition |
Dublin | 1948;1995 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 106.25 |
| 248 | From Strength to Strength |
Dublin | 1935 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 100.00 | |
| 249 | 2 Books, including: Auction catalogue - De Courcy |
1958;1954 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 175.00 | ||
| 250 | de Valera Eamon | 4 Books, including: 1959 Presidential Election Poster for Eamon de Valera |
1959;1945 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 175.00 | |
| 251 | A Discovery of one sham more design'd against three of his Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Surrey |
London | 1681 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
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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. -
