Purcell Auctioneers: Library of the Late T. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry and other Private Clients. T. J. (Tim) Hurley was Closely Connected with Austin Stack, Constance Markievicz etc. , 120424, Birr

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Auction Date: December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024

Page Size: 671 items in 27 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		Sketches of the Highlands of Cavan, and of Shirley Castle in Farney, taken During the Irish Famine by a Looker-On.	Belfast	1856	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 200.00
2		County Clare interest. 10 issues of the Other Clare, the county's premier historical journal.		1986	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
3	Michael O'Brien.	An album titled "Drawings of Cork"			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
4		Griffith's Rateable Valuation for the Barony of Kerrycurrihy. Unions of Cork and Kinsale.	Dublin	1850	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 75.00
5		Griffith's Rateable Valuation for the Barony of East Carbery. Unions of Bandon Clonakilty, Dunmanway and Kinsale.	Dublin	1861	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
6	Temple John.	x	Cork	1766	EUR 120.00 - 220.00	EUR 212.50
7		The Works of Miss Hannah More in Prose and Verse. 'Tis Education forms the tender Mind, Just as the Twig is bent, the Tree's inclin'd'.	Cork	1778	EUR 60.00 - 160.00	EUR 81.25
8	Lowth, Robert.	A Short Introduction to English Grammar.	Cork	1795	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 93.75
9	Sellon, William.	An Abridgement of the Holy Scriptures	Cork	1814	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 125.00
10	Priestley, John LL.D F.R.S	Miscellaneous Observations Relating to Education, most especially as it respects the Conduct of the Mind, to which is added, an Essay on a course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life	Cork	1780	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 118.75
11	Wood, Thomas M.D.	An Inquiry Concerning the Primitive Inhabitants of Ireland. Lacks map.	Cork	1821	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 106.25
12	Pratt John.	Pratt Family Records, An Account Of The Pratts Of Youghal & Castlemartyr, Cork and their descendants. With genealogy tables.		1931	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 175.00
13	Margaret B Harvey,	Cork: A Journal of a Voyage from Philadelphia to Cork in the Year 1809		1915	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 100.00
14		Contributions Towards a Fauna and Flora of the County of Cork	Cork	1845	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 68.75
15	Charles Smith.	The Ancient and Present State of the County & City of Cork.	Cork	1815	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
16	Hurse, Alfred.	Monkstown and Passage West, Co. Cork. Some Notes, Historical, Archaeological and Otherwise with illustrations.	Cork	1928	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 150.00
17	Michael O'Brien.	An album titled "Drawings of Cork"			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
18	Townsend, Rev. Horatio.	Statistical And Agricultural Survey Of The County of Cork, with observations on the means of improvement; drawn up for the consideration and the direction of The Dublin Society.	Dublin	1810	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 250.00
19	William O'Brien.	Iverni a Pprehistory of Cork ; Beara in Irish History		1977	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75
20	Waters, Eaton.	The Walters or Walter Family of Cork. Illustrated with photographs and large pull-out genealogy tables.	Cork	1939	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 137.50
21	Compiled T. J. Bocking	[Kinsale interest compiled by local historian] Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway in 2 vols		2002	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 150.00
22		Sir John Freke's Address to the Electors of the County of Cork.		1798	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 137.50
23		Cork/Kerry Interest: Archaeological Networks-Excavations on 6 gas pipelines in County Cork by Kerri Cleart,		2015	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50
24		Irish Postcards: Cork City and County (20) - A Nice Collection of Early and Vintage, Black & White and Colour Postcards			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
25		Irish Postcards: Cork City and County - A Nice Collection of Early and Vintage, Black & White and Colour Postcards			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

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