Purcell Auctioneers: A Private Library of Antiquarian Books, Fine Bindings, Rare Modern Literature/First Editions, Maps, GAA Interest, Posters, Postcards, Journals, Broadsides, Irish Language etc., 111324, Birr

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Auction Report
Auction Date
November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024
Page Size: 651 items in 27 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
376 W. B. Yeats. edited by Stephen Gwynn,

Scattering Branches, Tributes to the Memory of W. B. Yeats,

1940 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 36.90
377

Austin Clarke -- Selected poems.

1976 EUR 70.00 - 90.00 EUR 49.20
378

Henry, Francoise. The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin.

London 1974 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 55.35
379 Hilary Pyle

Jack B Yeats a Biography

1970 EUR 100.00 - 140.00 Not Sold
380 Constantia Maxwell,

Irish Interest: Dublin Under The Georges

1936 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 73.80
381 J. G. Simms

Jacobite Ireland 1685-91

EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 86.10
382 Liam C Skinner,

Irish Interest: Politicans by Accident

1946 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 36.90
383 William Norton

The Post Office Reference Book (Ireland)

Dublin. 1936 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 36.90
384 Burke

Burke's Peerage and Baronetage

1843 EUR 180.00 - 240.00 EUR 246.00
385 Burke

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage,

1911 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 67.65
386 Edward Walford.

The County Families of the United Kingdom or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

London 1886 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 55.35
387 Kieran Waldron,

Irish Interest: The Archbishops of Tuam 1700-2000

2008 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 24.60
388 edited by John Crowley, William I. Smyth, Mike Murphy John Crowley

Irish Famine: Atlas of the Great Irish Famine.

EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 30.75
389

Adams & Mealys Catalogues: Detailing items from Ireland's struggle

1916-1923. EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
390

That Woman. Studies in Irish Bibliography Festschrift for Mary Pollard [great Irish bibliographer]

EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 73.80
391

Irish Language: Histories of Carlow, Kerry & Monaghan --

1940/41 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 24.60
392 Tomas O Cinneide

Irish Language: Ar Seachran

EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 110.70
393 Sean O Luing,

Irish Language: In Ardchathair Na hEorpa

1976 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 36.90
394

Irish Language: Peadar Chois Fhairrge- Peadar Mac Thuathalain,

1934 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 61.50
395 An Seabac,

Irish Language: Laoithe Na Feinne

1941 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 98.40
396 Padraic Seoighthe,

Irish Language: Diabhal Smid Bhreige Ann !

1980 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 36.90
397 Maire,

O Muir go Sliab

1961 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 43.05
398

An Soisgeal do reir N-Aomh Lucuis. Ceartuighte agus Deasuighte go Nuadh.

Lunnduin 1886 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 73.80
399 Colm O Gaora,

Irish Language: Mise

1945 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 36.90
400 Patrick Dinneen

Focloir Gaedhilge agus Bearla an Irish-English Dictionary. Irish Text Society

EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 49.20
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