Purcell Auctioneers: The W. B. Yeats Sale - The Libraries Of The Late Prof. Warwick Gould & His Wife Deirdre Toomey, both prominent Yeats scholars along with important works from select clients., 91626, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 16, 2026 - September 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | Ennemoser Joseph | The History of Magic |
London | 1854 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 471 | Pless Daisy Princess of | Daisy Princess of Pless by Herself |
London | 1928 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 472 | The Story of LCF 1850-1950 |
1850-1950 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown | ||
| 473 | Grady Thomas | The Nosegay; being the Country Post-Bag, from Man to Monster |
Dublin | 1816 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 474 | Pendennis A | The Newcomes |
1854 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 475 | The Pious Christian |
Dublin | 1808 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | |
| 476 | Preston William | Illustrations Of Masonry |
London | 1829 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 477 | Hansson O; Egerton G | Young Ofeg's Ditties; Discords; Keynotes |
1894; 1895 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 478 | Muller P Max; Saurat Denis; Swedenborg Emanuel | 4 Books, including: The Science of Breath and the Philosophy of the Tatwas |
1784; 1890; 1900; 1930 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 479 | Payne John | 6 Books, including: Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta Editions of the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night |
1884; 1892; 1907; 1908 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 480 | Anson George | A Voyage Round The World in the Years MDCCCXL - 1-2-3-4 |
MDCCCXL | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 481 | Ionson Ben | Volpone: or The Foxe |
London | 1898 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 482 | Ionson Ben | Volpone: or The Foxe |
London | 1898 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 483 | Regardie Israel | 10 Books, including: The Occult: The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic |
1984 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 484 | Wharton Edith | The Book of the Homeless |
1916 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 485 | Fouque Friedrich de la Motte; Lindsay Jack | 3 Books, including: Undine |
London | 1909; 1928 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 486 | Spencer Edmund; Berkeley Geo; Lewis M G | Travels in European Turkey in 1850; Alciphron; Indian Antiquities; Adelgithia |
London | 1732; 1794; 1806; 1851 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 488 | Lang Andrew | 6 Books, including: Cock Lane and Common-Sense |
1885; 1896; 1899 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 489 | Malory Thomas | Le Morte Darthur |
London | 1990 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 490 | Suzuki Daisetz Teitaro | Essays in Zen Buddhism: First Series |
Kyoto | 1927 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 491 | Darwin Erasmus | The Botanic Garden |
1973 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 492 | Smith Adam | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations |
London | 1796 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 493 | Fielding Henry | The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams |
London | 1809 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 494 | Steele Robert | The Story of Alexander |
London | 1894 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 495 | Twain Mark | Life on the Mississippi |
London | 1883 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.