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.
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| Auction Name | 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. | Total Sales (EUR) | 49,906.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 12, 2026 - August 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 31,670.00 |
| Sale Number | #81226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 50,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 525 | ||
| Sold Lots | 445.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 51,855.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 79,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 80 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Vignoles Charles; Macneill John | Railway Commission Maps |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 900.00 |
| 458 | Milne A.A. | Winnie-the-Pooh; The House at Pooh Corner; Now We Are Six |
1926; 1928; 1927 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 812.50 |
| 205 | The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin |
1909-1913 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 750.00 | |
| 39 | Ryle M. P.; Mills C. A. | The Kingdom of Kerry |
1899 | EUR 80.00 - 140.00 | EUR 650.00 |
| 211 | O'Donovan | The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland |
1856 | EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 625.00 |
| 428 | Heaney Seamus | Beowulf |
1999 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 600.00 |
| 471 | Ruskin John | The Stones of Venice |
1851-53 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 204 | Bayles F.H. | The Race Courses Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland |
1903 | EUR 160.00 - 220.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 260 | Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry |
1833 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 344 | Twiss | A Tour of Ireland in 1775 |
1776 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 500.00 |
| 404 | Banville John | NIGHTSPAWN |
N/A | EUR 280.00 - 440.00 | EUR 475.00 |
| 340 | Austin Alfred | Spring and Autumn in Ireland |
1900 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 425 | Heaney Seamus; Geese Rachel | Sweeney's Flight |
1992 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 437 | Christie Agatha | The Hound of Death and Other Stories |
1933 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 441 | Kavanagh Patrick | The Green Fool |
1938 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 291 | Scully Vincent; O’Brien R Barry | The Irish Land Question; The Parliamentary History of the Irish Land Question |
1851; 1880 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 31 | Somerville E. OE.; Ross Martin | Through Connemara in a Governess Cart |
1893 | EUR 240.00 - 280.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 427 | Heaney Seamus | Crediting Poetry |
1995 | EUR 140.00 - 160.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 348 | Curran John Philpot | Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq. |
1809 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 114 | Gantz Ida; Kearney Gerry; Harvey Karen; ffolliott Rosemary | 4 Books, including: Signpost to Eyrecourt – Portrait of the Eyre Family |
1975; 2016; 1998; 1958 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 418 | Yeats W.B. | EARLY POEMS AND STORIES |
1925 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 419 | Yeats W B | Irish Fairy and Folk Tales |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 436 | Adams Douglas | So long and thanks for all the Fish |
1984 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 459 | Le Fanu J S | Uncle Silas - A Tale of Bertram-Haugh; Willing to Die; In a Glass Darkly |
1893; 1889; 1947 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 221 | British Government Papers – Law and Crime |
1884-85 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 325.00 |
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