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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | Matz B W | The Life of Charles Dickens |
c1912 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 480 | Choisy de l'Abbe | Histoires de Philippe de Valois et du Roi Jean |
Paris | 1688 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 481 | Robertson William | The History of the Reign of The Emperor Charles V |
New York | 1804 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 482 | Programme for 121st Anniversary Dinner of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick |
New York | 1905 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 483 | Hughes James | Y Testament Newydd Gyda Nodau Eglurhao Ar Bob Adnod |
1835 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 484 | Baines Edward (1774-1848) | History of the Wars of the French Revolution |
Philadelphia | 1835 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 485 | Howe Jedediah | The American Jest Book |
Philadelphia | 1832; 1833 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 486 | Hawkesworth John | The Adventurer |
London | 1793-1794 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 |
| 487 | The History of Modern Europe |
London; Dublin | 1787 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 488 | La Fontaine | Fables de la Fontaine |
Paris | 1811 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 489 | Londonderry Marchioness | A Journal of a Three Months Tour in Portugal, Spain & Africa |
1843 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 490 | Darwin Charles | Journal of Researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle |
1896 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 | |
| 491 | Darwin Charles | The Various Contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects |
1885 | EUR 200.00 - 240.00 | EUR 225.00 | |
| 492 | Carrel Armand | Histoire de la contre-revolution en Angleterre, sous Charles II et Jacques II |
Paris | 1827 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 493 | Defauconpret Auguste | Quinze Jours a Londres a La Fin de 1815 |
Paris | 1816 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 |
| 494 | Magna Britanniae Notitia |
London | 1723 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 495 | Scott Walter | Woodstock or The Cavalier |
1826 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 496 | Cooper James Fenimore | The Water Witch; Or, The Skimmer of the Seas |
London | 1930 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 497 | Walton William; Burke Ulrick Ralph; Bollaert William | 6 Books, including: The Revolutions of Spain from 1808 to the end of 1836 |
London | 1837; 1895; 1870 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 43.75 |
| 498 | Grenham John; Delaney Frank | 7 Books, including: Clans and Families |
1986 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 100.00 | |
| 499 | Davis Thomas; Rooney | 20 Books, including: Thomas Davis and Young Ireland |
circa 1890 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 500 | 5 Books, including: Ballyfin - The Restoration Of An Irish House & Demesne |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 137.50 | ||
| 501 | Barrow Lennox; Beranger; Bigari | 7 Books, including: The Round Towers of Ireland |
1979; 1779 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 502 | Carey Tim; Pakenham; Fitzgerald Mary | 6 Books, including: Croke Park a History |
2004 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 503 | 28 Books, including: Group for Study of Irish Historic Settlement Newsletter |
1972-1978; 1993-2023 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 |
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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. -
