Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc., 21826, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026

Page Size: 584 items in 24 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
451	John T. Gilbert	History Of The Irish Confederation And The War In Ireland		1882	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 175.00
452		Report of the Discussion between The Rev. Richard T. P. Pope and the Rev. Thomas Maguire	Dublin	1827	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 62.50
453		The Sporting Magazine		1839	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 350.00
454	John Cornelius O'Callaghan	The History of the Irish Brigades in the service of France		1969	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
455	O'Brien, Flann	Irish Interest: The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About The Hard Life (An Beal Bocht)		1974	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
456	E Curtis	Irish Interest: A History of Medieval Ireland		1978	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 81.25
457	Charles Plummer	Irish Interest: Lives of Irish Saints		1822	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
458		An Oblong folio volume with morocco label Sketches in Ireland 1840		1840	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 400.00
459	William Carleton	The Black Prophet. A Tale of Irish Famine		1899	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 187.50
460	A M Sullivan	Irish Language: Old Ireland-Reminiscences of an Irish K C		1927	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 75.00
461		Irish Interest: Duffy, Charles Gavan My Life in Two Hemispheres, 1898		1898	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 50.00
462	Osborne Bergin	Spenser, Davies and Moryson. Ireland Under Elizabeth and James The First		1890	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 56.25
463	R A S MacAlister	Irish Interest Books and Pamphlets such as Guide to Monasterboice		1962	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
464		Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Charles Joseph Kickham and his native parish of Mullinahone			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
465		Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Proceedings of the Irish Catholic Historical Committee 1955/56/57/59/60/61		1955/56/57/59/60/61	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
466	Rev Daniel Coghlan	Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Irish Georgian Society (3 issues)		1911	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
467	Rev C Scantlebury	Irish Interest Booklets and Pamphlets such as Ireland's Island Monasteries		1928	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 81.25
468	John S Crone	Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Henry Bradshaw- His Life and Work		1960	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
469	Margaret Stokes	Irish Georgian Society and Irish Interest: c 40 publications of this well regarded Journal		1932	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
470	Harold G Leask	Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Irish History Series No 2-9			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
471	Alice Rey Colaco	Irish Interest Booklets and Pamphlets such as Irish Georgian Society July-December 1980		1980	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
472	Martin A O'Brennan	Irish Interest: O'Brennans Antiquities		1858	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
473	Des Guickian	Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as The Life and Times of Father Sean Manning		1979	EUR 50.00 - 81.00	EUR 37.50
474	John William Stubbs	Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as Archbishop Adam Loftus and the Foundation of Trinity College Dublin Speeches with an introduction		1892	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
475		Collection of Irish related booklets/pamphlets such as The Bookman-journal of the book society July/August 1954		July/August 1954	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.