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Purcell Auctioneers: Timed Book Auction - Antiquarian, Modern Literary, Signed Editions etc. etc.

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Auction Name	Timed Book Auction - Antiquarian, Modern Literary, Signed Editions etc. etc.	Total Sales (EUR)	13,400.49
Auction Date	January 06, 2025 - January 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	7,675.00
Sale Number	#10625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	15,165.00
Total Lots	486
Sold Lots	307.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	11,665.00
% of Lots Sold	63.17%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	23,100.00
Unsold Lots	179	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	58.01%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
110		Irish Theatre: Programme of Translations by Brian Friel presented by Field Day Theatre Company	1980	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 611.28
155	Gibson, William	The Cry of Oppression Continued & Encreased in Nottingham-shire Being A brief Relation of some of the late Cruel Sufferings of the People of God, called, Quakers in the said County		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 302.42
108		Art and Architecture of Ireland. Medieval Art and Architecture 400 -- 1600		EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 295.99
16	Oliver St. John.	Wild Apples.	1930	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 257.38
296		The Dublin Art Monthly No 4 and 6. (only 6 issues in total were printed)		EUR 20.00 - 40.00	EUR 193.04
371		Bundle of Irish Language, Books and Pamphlets		EUR 10.00 - 20.00	EUR 193.04
421		Kinsale Photographic Archive. Superb colour photographs of buildings, streetscapes, individual architectural and historical features,...	2000-2010	EUR 150.00 - 300.00	EUR 193.04
14	Ussher, Arland.	From a Dark Lantern. A Journal, edited and arranged by Roger Nyle Parisious. With woodcut devices.	1978	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 136.41
15	Higgins, F. R.	Arable Holdings: Poems.	1933	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 128.69
289	Francis Bacon	The Works of Francis Bacon Complete in four volumes. London, . Printed for A Millar, against St. Clement's Church, in the Strand	1740	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 123.54
343	Rev. E. A. D'Alton	D'Alton's History Of Ireland From The Earliest Times To The Present Day.		EUR 20.00 - 40.00	EUR 123.54
355		Report of the Medical Officer for 1894/1895 on Oyster Culture in relation to disease		EUR 20.00 - 40.00	EUR 117.11
4	Nenagh Writers group	Nenagh, Co.Tipperary. A Treasury of Story and Verse		EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 109.39
356		Eight Report of Inspector General 1830 -Prisons of Ireland	1830	EUR 15.00 - 30.00	EUR 104.24
400		A large oblong folio album of original 19th century Northern Ireland photographs with some rare topographical photos of the province.	19th century	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 104.24
57	Brendan Kennelly/Seamus Heaney	Brendan Kennelly/Seamus Heaney: New and Selected Poems. Limited Edition		EUR 25.00 - 50.00	EUR 102.95
430		Two late 19th century Irish coaching prints : Donnybrook to Dublin and Drogheda to Dundalk in fine contemporary hand colouring.	1880	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 102.95
179	Philip Dixon Hardy.	The Dublin Penny Journal.	1833/34	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 101.67
417		Superb Lot of Waterford Interest Books: The History, Topography & Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford	1982	EUR 75.00 - 150.00	EUR 100.38
168		An Bradan- agus Iascaireacht an Bhradain, Aonraoi O Liothain/Seamus Mac Ualghairg, Sairseal agus Dill	1970	EUR 10.00 - 20.00	EUR 97.80
63	Ciaran Bourke	Ciaran Bourke Hand written note indicates this was his book of poetry with corrections		EUR 75.00 - 150.00	EUR 96.52
69	Francis Thompson.	The Hound of Heaven.	1914	EUR 75.00 - 150.00	EUR 96.52
139	Cardinal Bentivoglio.	Della Guerra di Fiandra. 1	1639	EUR 75.00 - 100.00	EUR 96.52
183	George Petrie.	The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion on Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland R.H. A. second Edition	1845	EUR 75.00 - 150.00	EUR 96.52
93	editedRobert Cochrane	Programme and Excursions for Connaught Meeting, Athlone, July 1907.	1907	EUR 25.00 - 50.00	EUR 95.23

Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.