Purcell Auctioneers: c.615 Lot Auction - to include Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions including Siged Seamus Heaney, Early Marvel Comics (Spiderman, Wolverine etc.), Republican Interest, GAA Interest, Antiquarian etc. , 121025, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025
Page Size: 617 items in 25 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
575

Thomas McGrath: Religious Renewal and Reform

1999-2004 EUR 40.00 - 81.00 EUR 37.50
576 J.H. Morgan, editor

Irish Interest: The New Irish constitution : an exposition and some arguments

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 56.25
577 Tom Paulin

Irish Interest: Writing to the Moment Selected Critical Essays 1980-1996

1996 EUR 50.00 - 81.00 EUR 62.50
578 edited by R Gillespie and Harold O'Sullivan

Irish Interest: The Borderlands- Essays on the History of the Ulster-Leinster Border

1989 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 62.50
579 edited by John Crowley etc

Irish Atlases: Atlas of the Irish Revolution

2018 EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 162.50
580

Irish Art: Treasures From Cardinal Tomas O Fiach Memorial Library & Archive, slipcased

2010 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
581

The Dore Gallery Vol 1-2

c1870 EUR 60.00 - 100.00 EUR 56.25
582

Art: Raphael Bette Talvacchia

2007 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 75.00
583

(Irish Republican, Troubles, Nationalism)

EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 125.00
584

A Collection of Republican and Irish language interest

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 56.25
585

An eclectic mix of Postal History and correspondence

earliest 1841 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 93.75
586

The Works of Tobias Smollett

1899/1900 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
587

A Box of Irish and other interests

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 43.75
588

Irish Interest: Collection of Varied Irish related titles

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 56.25
589

A collection of Modern First Editions

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 100.00
590

Reimagining Ireland Editors: Eamon Maher Vol 1-55

EUR 80.00 - 180.00 EUR 175.00
591

A collection of Irish Language, mostly vintage hardcover

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 68.75
592

Clergy of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 650.00
593

Irish Republicanism: Collection of Republican Titles

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 187.50
594

Irish Republicanism: Collection of Republican Titles

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 112.50
595

Tipperary: Roscrea People 12 issues

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 50.00
596 Guy St. John

Horse Racing: The Cheltenham Gold Cup Immortals Williams

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 62.50
597 Francis P M Hyland

Horse Racing: History of Galway Races

2008 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 237.50
598 W. H. Jeffrey

Wexford collection. The Castles of Co. Wexford

EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 87.50
599 edited by William Laffan

An eclectic selection of Irish related titles such as Painting Ireland

2006 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 50.00
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