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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | The Newcastle, Limerick, and Cork Road Act 1793 |
1793 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 253 | Old Ireland in Pictures |
1916-1922 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 256 | Parfitt Dee;Shaffrey Patrick;Shaffrey Maura | Ireland's Shop Fronts |
1977 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 257 | Kelly M | Cambrensis Eversus |
1848/1851 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 81.25 | |
| 258 | Kelly;Flood Warden;Mansergh;Gwynn;McDowell | 5 Books, including: Patriots and Politics in Eighteenth-century Ireland |
1998;1838;2005;1939;2001 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 259 | Ward Robert Plummer | De Vere, Or, The Man Of Independence |
London | 1833 | EUR 50.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 260 | Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry |
Dublin | 1833 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 261 | Robinson Nicholas K | Edmund Burke – A Life in Caricature |
Ithaca, NY | 1996 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 43.75 |
| 262 | Henry Francoise | Irish Art |
Ithaca, NY | 1965-70 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 263 | Mac-Geoghegan;Mitchell John | The History of Ireland, Ancient and Modern |
New York | N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 264 | McCarthy Justin | A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES |
Boston | 1897 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 265 | Bartlett W H | The Scenery & Antiquities of Ireland |
c. 1835 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 266 | Joyce P W | The Origin And History Of Irish Names Of Places |
1910/12 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 267 | O'Neill Timothy | The Irish Hand |
Mountrath, Portlaoise, Ireland | 1984 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 |
| 268 | Irish Booklore |
Belfast | 1971-1980 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 269 | Coulter Henry | The West of Ireland |
1862 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 270 | Campbell George;MacCarthy John George | 2 Books, including: The Irish Land |
1869;1870 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 112.50 | |
| 271 | O'Meara John J;de Angeli Daniel | The Voyage of Saint Brendan |
1994 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 272 | Melusine | The Irish Birthday-Book |
London | 1884 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 273 | Wilde Oscar; Lawless Emily; Curtin Jeremiah | 8 Books, including: The Oscar Wilde Calendar |
New York; Boston | 1911; 1887; 1890 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 |
| 274 | Bartholomew John; Joyce P W | Philips Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland |
1885 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 106.25 | |
| 275 | MacLysaght Edward; Lydon; Connolly | 3 Books, including: Calendar of the Orrery Papers |
1942; 2003; 1780-1845 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 276 | O Siochfhradha Padraig; Butler William | Gleanings from Irish History |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 277 | Costigan; Cullen; Bowe Nicola Gordon | 2 Books, including: Dark Beauty Detail in Harry Clarke’s Stained Glass |
circa 2000 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 278 | Joyce P J; Matheson William | 9 Books, including: A Forgotten Part of Ireland |
Tuam | 1910; 1970 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 |
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