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
501	Col. Charles Hamilton Smith	The Natural History of The Human Species		1848	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 87.50
502		Scenes in Ireland C. 1835		1835	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	EUR 75.00
503	L. Ritchie	Ireland Picturesque and Romantic		1837	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 43.75
504	Sir William Orpen	Stories of Old Ireland and Myself		1924	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
505		Maurice Craig. the Architecture of Ireland		1982	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
506	Guy St. John Williams & Francis P. Hyland	The Irish Derby 1866-1979		1866-1979	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
507	G.M. Wright	Ireland Illustrated		1831	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 150.00
508	J. Sterling Coyne & M. Willis	The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland		C. 1835	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 350.00
509	H. S. Altham & F. W. Swanton	A History of Cricket		1948	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
510	Oliver St. John Gogarty	Others To Adorn		1938	EUR 50.00 - 70.00	EUR 37.50
511	Sean O'Casey	Drums Under The Window		1946	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
512	W. A. O'Connor	History of the Irish People		1886	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
513	Thomas H. Mason	The Islands of Ireland		1936	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 162.50
514	Sir Bernard Burke	Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin		1858	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	EUR 325.00
515	John O'Hart	The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry		1969	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 68.75
516	W. F. Wakeman	The Tourists' Guide to Ireland	Dublin	Circa 1870	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 162.50
517	P. W. Joyce	The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places	Dublin	Circa 1910	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
518	Clarke, Prunty, Mark Hennessy editors	Surveying Ireland's Past		2004	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
519		The Ancient Castles of Ireland. Some Fortress Histories and Legends	London	1904	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 87.50
520	J. N. Brewer	The Beauties of Ireland being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical and Biographical of each County	London	1825-1826	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 93.75
521	Rev. Arthur O'Leary	Miscellaneous Tracts	Dublin	1781	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
522	T. O'Neill Lane	Lane's English-Irish Dictionary [Focloir Bearla-Gaedhilge] compiled from most authentic sources		1904	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 75.00
523	Sir Francis Head	A Fortnight in Ireland	London	1852	EUR 70.00 - 140.00	EUR 106.25
524	John O'Hart	Irish Pedigrees or Origin and Stem of Irish Nation	Dublin	1876	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 75.00
525	Fagan	Ireland in the Stuart Papers 1719-1765		1995	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75

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.