Purcell Auctioneers: C.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, Maps, Irish Literature & Poetry, Local Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest,GAA Programmes & Books , 12126, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 21, 2026 - January 21, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Irwin, O Tuathaigh and Potter eds | Limerick History and Society |
2009 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 52 | Mainchin Seoighe. | The Story of Kilmallock |
1987 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 81.25 | |
| 53 | Village by Shannon. Story of Castleconnell and its Hinterland. |
1991 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 54 | Gerard Curtin. | Recollections of our Native Valley. History of Loughill-Ballyhahill |
1996 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 112.50 | |
| 55 | Sean Spellissy | Limerick/Kerry:Limerick The Rich Land |
1989 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 175.00 | |
| 56 | Set of The Old Limerick Journal Special Editions. Barrington's Edition. |
1988 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 | ||
| 57 | Moran and O Muraile eds | Mayo History and Society |
2014 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 58 | Shane. | Mayo and the West of Ireland. Tales of Donegal Coast and Island |
1921 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 59 | Rev James Greer - | The Windings of the Moy with Skreen and Tireragh |
Dublin, | 1924 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 100.00 |
| 60 | John C Mcternan | Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo/Donegal: Memory Harbour-The Port of Sligo |
1992 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 61 | Anthony Cogan | Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modern 3 vols |
1992 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 62 | Michael J O'Kelly | Meath: Newgrange- Archaeology, Art and Legend |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 93.75 | |
| 63 | Robert R. Callary, | Loughcrew Carns, Oldcastle, Meath an Ancient Pagan Cemetery |
1926 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 64 | Nolan and O'Neill eds | Offaly History and Society |
1998 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 100.00 | |
| 65 | Gleeson, Rev John | History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory of Ancient Ormond |
Kilkenny | 1982 | EUR 120.00 - 240.00 | EUR 118.75 |
| 66 | John Feehan and Alison Rosse. | Birr: An Atlas Of Birr |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 67 | Sligo and its Surroundings -- Tadhg Kilgallon, published 1932. In The Shadow of Benbulben -- Joe McGowan, published 1993.... |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 70.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 68 | Mina Lenox-Conyngham. an Old Ulster House.. |
1946 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 69 | Nolan and McGrath eds | Tipperary History and Society |
1985 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 70 | Denise Maher | Irish Interest: Medieval Grave Slabs of County Tipperary 1200-1600 A D |
1997 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 71 | Tipperary Historical Journal 1997 |
1993 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 72 | W. P. Ryan | The Heart of Tipperary. A Romance of the Land League |
London, | 1893 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 73 | Walsh. | History of Templemore and its Environs |
1991 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 74 | R. J. Kelly. | C. J. Kickham Patriot and Poet a Memoir |
1914 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 | |
| 75 | James Maher -- | Romantic Slievenamon, |
Co Tipperary | 1954 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 50.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.