Purcell Auctioneers: Truly Exceptional Sale Of The Library Of An Irish Gentleman and Other Very Important Clients to include the World Renowned First Edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (July, 1493) and Other Incunabula , 112625, Birr

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Auction Date: November 26, 2025 - November 26, 2025

Page Size: 344 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
226		The Nuns Complaint Against The Fryars, being the charge given in to the Court of France by the Nunns of St. Katherine near Provins against the Fathers Cordeliers their Confessors	London	1676	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 400.00
227	Cottoni Posthuma	Divers Choice Pieces of that Renowned Antiquary, Sir Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet	London	1672	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 137.50
228	Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence Of The Seven Sacraments)	A theological treatise written by King Henry VIII of England	Paris (parisii)	1562	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 650.00
229		A COLLECTION OF POEMS	London	1768	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 475.00
230	GREVIN, Jacques	De venenis libri duo		1568	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 750.00
231		Horace's 'Omnia Opera'	Venice	1514	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 500.00
232	G.G. & J. Robinson, etc.	The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of George II Goldsmith, Dr Published	London	1800	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 87.50
233		Lord Byron; The Prisoner of Chillon, and Other Poems	London	1816	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 375.00
233A	WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)	The Happy Prince and Other Tales	London	1888	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 975.00
234		Sophonisba, or, Hannibal's overthrow: a tragedy acted at the Theatre-Royal by Their Majesties servants LEE		1697	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 93.75
235	Sprat (Thomas)	The History of the Royal-Society of London, For the Improving of Natural Knowledge, first edition		1667	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 625.00
236	La Fontaine, Jean De. 1621-1695	Fables Choisies. Mises en Vers	La Haye	1700	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 225.00
237		An early 18th century Latin' Biblia Sacra'	London	1710	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 62.50
238	White, Alexandro	Schismatis Anglicani Redargutio (Refutation of the Anglican Schism)	Lovanii	anno 1661	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 100.00
239	R C Chaplain	The History of the English College at Doway, from Its First Foundation in 1568, to the Present Time As Also a Particular Description of the College, Gardens, &c.	London	1713	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 175.00
240	Oliver Goldsmith	The Poetical And Dramatic Works Of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B. A New Edition	London	1786	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 200.00
241		The Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, written by himself	London	1770	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 62.50
242		Fine Maynooth Binding: A Lexicon Abridged From Liddell And Scott's Greek-English Lexicon		1867	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 81.25
243	[WELWOOD, James?]	An Answer to the late King James's Declaration to all his Pretended Subjects in the Kingdom of England	Dublin-Castle	May 8. 1689	EUR 350.00 - 450.00	Not Sold
244	Desmond Ryan	Unique Dictator- A Study of Eamon de Valera	London	1936	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 62.50
245		Fine Bindings: Voltaire's General History. The Works Of The Late M. De Voltaire	London	1780	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 687.50
246		The Works of Soame Jenyns Esq.		1791	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 112.50
247	William Ewart Gladstone	Juventus Mundi, The Gods and Men of the Heroic Age	London	1869	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 200.00
248		IRISH PARLIAMENT. An Account of the Sessions of Parliament in Ireland, 1692	London	1693	EUR 350.00 - 450.00	EUR 325.00
249	Smollett M.D., T.	The History Of England From The Revolution To The Death Of George The Second	London	1807	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 300.00

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