Purcell Auctioneers: wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1, 90325, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 03, 2025 - September 03, 2025

Page Size: 501 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
251	Editor: Mary O'Malley. Contributors: Mary Beckett, R D C Black and others.	Threshold: Earliest Vol 1 No 1- Latest No 33		1957-1983	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 106.25
252	Marcus, David., Smith, Terence and Later White, S. J. (Eds.)	Irish Writing the Magazine of Contemporary Irish Literature a collection of 29 Issues 1949 - Including No 1			EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 100.00
253	Ryan (John)ed.	Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art, Vol. 1 No. 1 - Vol. 5, (27 volumes not consecutive, some duplicates)		1949 - 1951,	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	EUR 150.00
254	edited by James L O' Donovan	Ireland To-Day, a literary magazine June 1936-March 1938.		1936-1937	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 100.00
255	edited by Seumas O'Sullivan	The Dublin Magazine. A quarterly Review of Literature, Science and Art, earliest January - March 1928, latest October- December 1956, 14 issues		1928-1956	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 118.75
256		The Irish Review, a monthly magazine of Irish Literature, Art and Science, earliest June 1911, Latest September-November 1914		1911-1914	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 250.00
257		Journals: An extensive collection of The Irish Sword c 70			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 200.00
258		The London Mercury: A literary magazine		1919-1938	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
259		Journals: An extensive collection of journals such as Cypers, Saothar/Journal of the Irish labour Historic Society c 90			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 75.00
260		Journals: An extensive collection of Dublin Historical Records c120			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 450.00
261		Journals: An extensive collection of The Bell c120			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 500.00
262		Journals: An extensive collection of journals such as The Journal of Irish Literature, The Honest Ulsterman and others c 75			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 81.25
263		Journals: An extensive collection of journals such as The Dublin Review and The Dublin Magazine c 70			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
264		Journals: Studies - An Irish Quarterly Review of Letters Philosophy and Science. An extensive collection c 80			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 25.00
265		Journals: Breifne/ Cavan: Journal of Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne.An extensive collection c 60			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 200.00
266		Journals: A collection of journals such as The Kilkenny Magazine and Old Kilkenny Review 28 issues			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 118.75
267		Journals: An extensive collection of journals such as Bealoideas-journal of the folklore of Ireland Society, The Salmon and others c 70			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 87.50
268		Journals: An extensive collection of journals such as Irish University Review, Martello and others c75			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 68.75
269		Journals: A collection of mixed journal publications such as The Stinging Fly magazine			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 187.50
270		The Voyage of Saint Brendan. Limited Edition (1976) introduction by John J. O'Meara		1976	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 75.00
271	GREENE (Graham).	The Comedians.		1966	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
272	Eimar O Duffy	Irish Interest: King Goshawk and the Birds		1926	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
273		Adrigoole O'Donnell (Peadar)	London	1929	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 325.00
274		Irish Interest: The Making of Ireland and Its Undoing 1200-1600		1909	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
275		Rights of Man: being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French revolution			EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 225.00

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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

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Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

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Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
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