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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | Yeats William Butler | The Shadowy Waters |
London | 1901 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 200 | Yeats William Butler | A Concordance to the Poems of W B Yeats; A Census of the Manuscripts; A descriptive Catalog of W B Yeats Library |
1963; 1985 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 201 | Yeats William Butler | Four Plays for Dancers |
1921 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | |
| 202 | Yeats William Butler | A Vision; Plays for an Irish Theatre |
1937; 1911 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 203 | Yeats William Butler | The Green Helmet, and other poems |
New York | 1912 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 204 | Yeats William Butler | Poems of W. B. Yeats |
San Francisco | 1990 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 204A | Yeats William Butler | N Books, including: The Countess Cathleen |
1912; 2016 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 205 | Yeats William Butler | The Land of Heart's Desire |
Portland, Maine | 1903 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 206 | Ruddock Margaret | The Lemon Tree |
London | 1937 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 207 | Yeats W B | Secret Rose |
1897 | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | Unknown | |
| 208 | Yeats W B | The Collected Works Of W. B. Yeats |
1908 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 209 | Yeats William Butler | Pages from a Diary Written in Nineteen Hundred and Thirty |
Dublin | 1944 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 209A | Yeats W B | N Books, including: Plays in Prose and Verse |
New York; London | 1924; 1925 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 210 | Yeats William Butler | The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats |
1908 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 211 | Horton W T | A Book of Images |
London | 1898 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 212 | Yeats W B; Gregory Lady | Samhain; Abbey Theatre Series of Plays |
1908; 1969 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 213 | Yeats W B | Autobiographies: Reveries over Childhood and Youth; The Trembling Veil |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 214 | Yeats William Butler | William Butler Yeats 13th June 1865 - 13th June 1965 |
Dublin | 1965 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 215 | Yeats W B | The Collected Letters of W B Yeats |
1986; 1997; 1994; 2005; 2018 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 215A | Yeats W B | N Books, including: The Collected Letters of W B Yeats |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 216 | Yeats William Butler | Reveries over Childhood and Youth |
New York | 1916 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 217 | Pyle Hilary | Jack B. Yeats, 3 Volume Set I-III. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oil Paintings |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 218 | Yeats W B | The Wild Swans at Coole, Other Verses and a Play in Verse |
Churchtown, Dundrum | 1917 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 219 | Yeats William Butler | The King Of The Great Clock Tower; Commentaries And Poems |
Dublin | 1934 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 220 | Yeats W B; Higgins F R; Wellesley Dorathy | Broadsides a Collection of Old and New Songs 1935; Broadsides New Irish & English Songs |
1935; 1937; 1971 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
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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. -
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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):
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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 -
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