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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504 | Grehan; Kennedy; Gillespie; Connolly | 5 Books, including: Waterford An Irish Art |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 505 | Nelson Charles; De Breffny; Mott; Hymans; MacQuitty | 4 Books, including: Atlas of Irish Rural Landscape |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 506 | de Buitlear Eamon | 9 Books, including: Ireland's Wild Countryside |
1995 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 507 | Shaffrey Patrick; Doyle Colman | 9 Books, including: The Irish Town- An Approach to Survival |
1975; 2004 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 508 | O’Grady John; Bowe Nicola Gordon; Griffith; Helmers; Kennedy; White James | 4 Books, including: The Life and Work of Sarah Purser |
1996; 2015; 2019; 1986 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 509 | Malins Edward; Bowe Patrick; Howley James | Irish Gardens and Demesnes from 1830; The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland |
1980; 1993 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 510 | Dooley Terence; Glin Knight of; Griffin David J.; Robinson Nicholas K.; Bence-Jones Mark | 3 Books, including: The Decline of the Big House in Ireland |
2001; 1988; 1996 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 93.75 | |
| 511 | O’Brien Jacqueline;Guinness Desmond;MacDonnell;De Breffney;Mot | Great Irish Houses and Castles; The Lost houses of Ireland; The Houses of Ireland |
1992 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 512 | Figgis | Art and Architecture of Ireland. Painting 1600-1900 |
2014 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 | |
| 513 | Murphy Paula;Byrne Maire | Art and Architecture of Ireland. Sculpture 1600-2000 |
2014 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 514 | Habgood Noel;de Breffny Brian;ffolliont Rosemary | 8 Books, including: Ireland in Colour |
1978;1975 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 515 | 31 Books, including: The GAA in Kerry 1884-1934 |
1884-1934 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 150.00 | ||
| 516 | Sheehan Canon | 18 Books, including: My New Curate |
1944;1954 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 517 | Bewick Pauline;Minihan John | 15 Books, including: Pauline Bewick- Painting A Life |
1985;2016;2006 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 518 | Swift Jonathan | Works of Jonathan Swift |
Dublin | 1755-1775 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 118.75 |
| 519 | The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |
1896-1935 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 520 | Britten;Cumhaill P W;Ehrhardt Roy | 31 Books, including: Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and their makers |
1956;1967 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 521 | Irish interest first editions and travel/exploration |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | ||
| 522 | Fine/Decorative Binding |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 523 | Plmer Henry R | 18 Books, including: General Catalogue of the Library to June 1895 |
Dublin;Oxford | 1896;1895;1922 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 |
| 524 | Hugo Victor | 30 Books, including: Les Travailleurs De La Mer |
1866;1876 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Not Sold | |
| 525 | Teahan John;Rowling J K | Irish and World Interest titles |
2007;1928 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 526 | Moloney Ed;Feeney Brian | 30 Books, including: Voices from The Grave |
2010;2002 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 527 | British Political Titles |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | ||
| 529 | Decorative Bindings |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
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