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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | De Noraidh Liam | Cill Uird |
1980 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 127 | Leabhraichean an T - Seann Tiomnaidh agus an Tiomnaidh Nuaidh |
Edinburgh | 1843 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 128 | O Cadhain Mairtin; O Direain Mairtin; O Cionga Muircheartach; O Cuinn Cosslett | 18 Books, including: Cre na Cille |
1970; 1957; 1961; 1975 | EUR 70.00 - 90.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 129 | Gleas Luatscribhinn |
Baile Atha Cliath; Beal Feirste; Corcaigh; Port Lairge | circa 1930 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 130 | O Fiannachta Padraig | An Biobla Naofa |
Maigh Nuad | 1981 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 131 | Breen Dan | The Trail of the Black and Tans |
1921 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 132 | Pearse Patrick | The Complete Works of Patrick Pearse |
c. 1920 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 133 | Temple John | The Irish Rebellion |
London | 1812 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 134 | McGarry Fearghal; de Blacam Aodh | 8 Books, including: Torture- The Record of British Brutality in Ireland |
Dublin | 1971; 2016; 1938 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 135 | O’Donovan Rossa | O’Donovan Rossa’s Prison Life |
New York | 1874 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 125.00 |
| 136 | Who Fears to Speak of Easter Week |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 137 | Lyons Geo A | 12 Books, including: Easter Fires |
Waterford | 1944; 1960; 1923 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 138 | Wilkinson B | The Zeal of the Convert |
1985 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 139 | Flanedy John | A Special Report of the Proceedings in the Case of the Queen against Daniel O'Connell |
Dublin | 1844 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 50.00 |
| 140 | Mooney John; O'Toole Michael; Taylor Peter | 10 Books, including: Black Operations |
2003; 1997 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 141 | Dickson Charles | The Life of Michael Dwyer |
1944 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 81.25 | |
| 142 | Lost Lives |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 150.00 | ||
| 143 | 6 Booklets, including: A Full Private Remembers the Troubled Times |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 150.00 | ||
| 144 | Hayes Colm; Malone Tom; MacEoin Uinseann; Brouder Simon | 6 Books, including: North Clare’s Fight for Irish Freedom |
2020; 2000; 1980; 1997; 2014; 2017 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 137.50 | |
| 145 | Herron Thomas; Potterton Michael | Ireland in the Renaissance |
2007 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 146 | McKittrick David; McVea David; Taylor Peter | 9 Books, including: Making Sence of the Troubles |
2000; 2023 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 147 | Carey Tim | Hanged For Ireland |
2001 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 148 | Greaves C Desmond; Kiely Benedict; Neidhardt W S | 9 Books, including: Theobald Wolfe Tone and the Irish Nation |
1945; 1975 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 149 | Cowan Peadar | Dungeons Deep |
1960 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 150 | Sands Bobby | The Diary of Bobby Sands |
Dublin | 1981 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 93.75 |
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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. -
