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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | If You Really Want A Irish Republic Vote For Sinn Fein |
N/A | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 | ||
| 152 | Cunliffe Marcus | The RoyaL Irish Fusiliers 1793-1950 |
1952 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 153 | Lynch Liam; Younger; Stephan Enno; McHugh | 6 Books, including: No Other Law |
1954; 1972; 1963; 1966 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 154 | Ryan Desmond; McCann John | James Connolly - Hs Life Work and Writings; War By The Irish |
1924; 1929; 1946 | EUR 90.00 - 120.00 | EUR 112.50 | |
| 155 | Sands Bobby | The Rhythm of Time |
1980s | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 156 | MacDonagh Michael | The Irish of the Somme |
London | 1917 | EUR 70.00 - 90.00 | EUR 106.25 |
| 157 | Thorne Kathleen Hegarty | They put the Flag a-Flying – The Roscommon Volunteers 1916-1923 |
Oregon | 2005 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | Faul Denis; Murphy Raymond; De Valera Eamon | 11 Books, including: Brirish Army and Special Branch RUC- Brutalities December 1971-February 1972 |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 106.25 | |
| 159 | O'Broin Leon | 8 Books, including: The Revolutionary Underground |
1858-1924 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 160 | Hennessy Maurice N.; Martin Hugh | The Wild Geese; Ireland in Insurrection |
1973; 1921 | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 118.75 | |
| 161 | Fitzgibbon Gerard | Ireland in 1868 |
Dublin | 1868 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 162 | Hunger Strike! Support Their Demands |
Dublin | 1981 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 93.75 | |
| 163 | Mason Redfern; O'Neill Brian | 11 Books, including: Rebel Ireland |
1923; 1933 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 164 | 5 Books, including: Cullion Centenary Book 1884-1984 |
1884-1984; 1917-2017 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 81.25 | ||
| 165 | 4 Books, including: Ballinkillen Gaelic Games History 1890-2021 |
1890-2021; 1884-1984; 1884-1974 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 68.75 | ||
| 166 | Byrnes Ollie | 9 Books, including: Comoradh Mhichil Ciosog agus Bunu Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge 1882-1982 |
1882-1982; 1966; 1910-2010; 2010 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 167 | Roche Dickie; Ryan Tony | The Mount Sion Story from the beginning in 1932; A History of The Dungarvan GAA Club from 1885 to 2017 |
1932; 1885-2017 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 168 | 7 Books, including: Senan's Country- Golden Memories and Unforgettable Cgaracters of North Kerry |
1978-1980 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 169 | Mac Conmara Tomas | High Prestige |
circa 2015 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 170 | O'Ceallaigh Seamus | Story of the G. A. A. |
1977 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 171 | Official Guide 1943 |
1943 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 93.75 | ||
| 172 | 6 Books, including: Four Roads Hurling Club- A Century of Hurling 1905-2005 |
1905-2005; 1990-2014 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 173 | Morrison Tom | Rovers and Other Sporting Achievements 1930-1996; The Flourishing States- Kilmurry GAA Club 1886-2006; A History of the GAA Midleton 1884-; A Never Ending Story -Memoirs of Newtownshandrum 1985-2009 |
1930-1996; 1997; 1886-2006; 1884; 1985-2009 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 174 | Grimes Pat; Rodgers Alan | 9 Books, including: The Mortown Story-100 Years of Gaelic Games on the Loughshore |
2006 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 93.75 | |
| 175 | Kavanagh Dermot | 10 Books, including: Up the 'Boroo-Dicksboro GAA Club 1909-2009 |
1909-2009; 2012 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 |
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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. -
