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 2, 90425, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 04, 2025 - September 04, 2025

Page Size: 460 items in 19 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
829		Hayden Murphy Broadsheet 21. 12 pages with artists such as Robert Ballagh, John Behan, Pauline Bewick and others. Poets such as Seamus Heaney, Ronnie Drew, Paul Durcan and others			EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 137.50
830		Hayden Murphy Broadsheet 21. 12 pages with artists such as Robert Ballagh, John Behan, Pauline Bewick and others. Poets such as Seamus Heaney, Ronnie Drew, Paul Durcan and others			EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 125.00
831		Hayden Murphy Broadsheet 21. 12 pages with artists such as Robert Ballagh, John Behan, Pauline Bewick and others. Poets such as Seamus Heaney, Ronnie Drew, Paul Durcan and others			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 125.00
832		Hayden Murphy Broadsheet 21. 12 pages with artists such as Robert Ballagh, John Behan, Pauline Bewick and others. Poets such as Seamus Heaney, Ronnie Drew, Paul Durcan and others			EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 106.25
833	Pauline Bewick	Martin Hayden, Broadsheets 16 and 22 with image			EUR 40.00 - 81.00	EUR 50.00
834		Austin Clarke Broadsheet 2 contributors such as Thomas Kinsella/Brendan Kennelly and others: Broadsheet			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
835	Hayden Murphy:	Owl limited edition broadsheet 1212 of 250; Homecomings and Pigman.			EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 118.75
836		Artist Proof 'Sunflower & Watermelon by Boyd			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
837		Irish Republicanism: Birmingham 6 Poster: Christmas 1989-Birmingham - Dublin			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
838		Irish Film Institute: Rhythm and reels of Africa. A vibrant poster promoting African Films, Videos and Music.			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
839		Abbey Theatre Poster. Cock A Doodle Dandy by Sean O Casey, opening night 11 August 1977.		1977	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
840	Bill Doyle	Black and White Photograph, believed to be Maire Phaidin of Inis Meain-middle sized of the Aran Islands - who ran a renowned B & B there.			EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 125.00
841	Constance Short	'I Believe In Justice I Haven't A Liberal Bone In My Body'			EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
842		Irish Poetry: Collection of books/booklets/pamphlets some of which maybe signed (30)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
843	DOLMEN/MARCUS, DAVID.	Six Poems		1952	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 68.75
844		Irish Poetry: Collection of books/booklets/pamphlets some of which maybe signed (30)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 31.25
845		Poetry Limited Edition: Poems by Michael Smith SIGNED ( 26 copies signed by author) ; The Flags Are Quiet by Gerard Smith			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
846		Irish Poetry. Collection of Hardback Irish poerty related titles, some of which maybe SIGNED (9)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 187.50
847		Irish Poetry: A collection of 9 Hard backs of Irish Poetry (9) ALL with DJ			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
848	Author: Geraldine Plunkett, Illustrated Jack Morrow.	Magnificat	Dublin:	1917	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
849		Irish Poetry. Collection of Hardback Irish poerty related titles, some of which maybe SIGNED (9)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
850		Irish Poetry. Collection of Hardback Irish poerty related titles, some of which maybe SIGNED (9)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
851		Irish Poetry. Collection of Hardback Irish poerty related titles, some of which maybe SIGNED (9)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
852		Days Like These by Three Irish Poets- Tony Curtis, Theo Dorgan and Paula Meehan.		2007	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
853		Irish Poetry. Collection of Hardback Irish poerty related titles, some of which maybe SIGNED (9)			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00

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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

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

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
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.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

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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