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
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Patrick Kavanagh-Tarry Flynn, |
New York | 1949 | EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 | |
| 277 | The Evergreen. A Northern Seasonal. The Book of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
Edinburgh & London | 1895 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 278 | Charles Dickens - | A Christmas Carol in Prose: being a ghost story of Christmas, |
1869 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 279 | Nunn, Mrs. Lorenzo. | Heirs Of The Soil. |
London And Dublin | undated c. 1860's. | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 280 | Aubrey De Vere, | The Foray of Queen Meave and other Legends of Irelands Heroic Age |
London | 1882 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 225.00 |
| 281 | Patrick Leigh Fermor, - | THE VIOLINS of SAINT-JACQUES, |
1953 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 282 | C Fitz-Simon | The Abbey/Gate Theatre: The Abbey Theatre- Irelands National Theatre The First 100 Years |
2003 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 283 | Liturgy of Holy Apostolic Church of Armenia. Armenian and English. |
London. | 1887 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 284 | Carleton's Country by Rose Shaw. |
1930 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 285 | R.H.A. BIRMINGHAM. G. A. YEATS. JACK. B. Illustrates. | IRISHMEN ALL. With twelve illustrations in colour by Jack B. Yeats, |
London. | 1913 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 286 | Ben Novick | Irish Interest: Conceiving Revolution-Irish Nationalist Prppaganda during WW I |
2001 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 287 | Conor cruise O'Brien | Irish Interest: The Suspecting Glance |
1972 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 288 | Maurice Walsh - | GREEN RUSHES, (First Appearance of The Quiet Man) |
London | 1935 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 625.00 |
| 289 | W. B. Yeats | Four Plays for Dancers |
Published by Macmillan & Co, London | 1921 | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,750.00 |
| 290 | An Pilibin: | Smoking Flax, |
EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 62.50 | ||
| 291 | Kenneth Milne | Irish Interest: A History of The Royal Bank of Ireland |
1964 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 292 | Irish Interest:The Woman At The Window from the Irish of Padraic O Conaire |
EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |||
| 293 | Lady Gregory: | Our Irish Theatre- a chapter of Autobiography |
1913 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 294 | Brendan Kennelly | Irish Interest: Getting Up Early- Collection One |
1966 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 125.00 | |
| 295 | [2 early edition of Don Quixote by Cervantes]. Miguel De Cervantes Don Quijote - Obras De Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. |
Paris, | 1833 and 1845. | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 296 | Lord Dunsany. The Tents of The Arabs. 1st and J. Langham. More Than Meets The Eye. |
1951 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 62.50 | ||
| 297 | J B Lyons | Irish Interest: Oliver St John Gogarty- The Man of Many Talents |
1980 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 298 | Irish Interest: Poets of Munster- an anthology edited by Sean Dunne |
1985 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 299 | Rupert J Coughlan | Irish Interest: Napper Tandy |
1976 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 300 | Beckett (Samuel) | Endgame. A Play in one Act, followed by 'Act Without Words', A Mime for one Player. Translated from the original French by the author. |
1958 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 237.50 |
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