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
551		A Handbook of Irish Folklore Sean O Suilleabhain	(Dublin)	1942	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 150.00
552		Legends of Ireland CAMPBELL, J. J. SIGNED	London	1955	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
553	Rev Denis Murphy	Irish Interest: Our Martyrs -a record of those who suffered for the Catholic Faith under Penal Laws		1896	EUR 50.00 - 81.00	EUR 87.50
554	Kate O'brien	Collection of Irish Plays. Teresa of Avila			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 93.75
555	edited by patrick F Moran	Irish Interest:The Analecta of David Rothe, Bishop of Ossory		1884	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
556	TODD ??(James Henthorn)	The Book of Hymns of the Ancient Church of Ireland		1855/1869	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 68.75
557	His Eminence Patrick Francus Moran	Irish Interest: presercutions Suffered by the Catholics of Ireland under thr Rules of Cromwell		1918	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
558	Stephens and Glasscock, editor	Irish Geographical Studies	Dublin	1902	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
559		Irish Interest Coffee Table Books: Ireland from the Air	Benedict Kiely	1985	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
560	Jacqueline O'Brien with Desmond Guinness	Irish Interest Coffee Table Books: Dublin - A Grand Tour		1994	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
561	Jane Morten Jensen	Art: Tony O'Malley Brian Lynch	New Island, Dublin	2004	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
562		Four Coffee Table Books: Great Irish Houses and Castles (O'Brien & Guinness)			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 75.00
563	(Crookshank & the Knight of Glin)	Irish Artists and Their Work: The Watercolours of Ireland		c. 1600-1914	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
564	(Crookshank and the Knight of Glin)	Irish Artists and Their Work: Ireland's Painters 1600-1940		-2002	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 87.50
565		EV + A Catologues: EVA International			EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
566	Pfeiffer and Heron	In the Houses of Ireland		1992	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 56.25
567		Irish Coffee Table Books: Ireland from the Air -Independent Archives		1951-1958	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
568		Kildare: An extensive collection with titles such as Nas na Riogh, illustrated history of Naas			EUR 50.00 - 81.00	EUR 300.00
569		Box of Children's modern fiction, mostly first editions and some signed			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
570		Collection of Irish interest books, Parnell, Irish Republic by Macardle in dj			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 75.00
571	John Banville	(First UK Editions First Prints from Four Irish Booker Winners) John Banville -- The Drowned, Elegy for April			EUR 40.00 - 70.00	EUR 62.50
572		Irish Art Review Year Books: 1988/89-90/90-91//91-92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99/2000/01/02 plus 13 quarterly reviews		1988/89-90/90-91//91-92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99/2000/01/02	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 118.75
573	Canon Sheehan	Full set of the works of Canon Sheehan in 12 volumes			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
574		Lloyd's natural history: A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera - Complete in 5 Volumes	London	1896	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 325.00
575	Fuller, Haren & McQuarrie, editor	Calendar of Papal Letters relating to Great Britain and Ireland		1484 -- 1534	EUR 180.00 - 220.00	EUR 125.00

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.